SPRINGFIELD – The 2024 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open Saturday, April 6 at 58 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state. An early opportunity at select trout sites – the spring catch-and-release fishing season – will open Saturday, March 23. No trout may be kept during the catch-and-release period, but anglers can keep […]
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CHICAGO – Illinois’ Overall Respiratory Virus Level Remains Flat overall respiratory virus level remains at Moderate according to the latest CDC data, while COVID-19 hospitalizations have continued to decline in recent weeks, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported today. The total number of COVID-19 hospitalizations declined 16% in the week ending March 9 and the state remains
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) released the following statement in response to the Pritzker Administration’s announced plan to temporarily close Statesville and Logan Correctional Centers: “The Governor and his Administration are claiming that the so-called temporary closures of Statesville and Logan Correctional Centers demonstrates their commitment to strengthening our state’s correctional system
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CHICAGO – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have announced $5 million in funding for the Home Illinois Workforce Pilot Program. This program is a partnership between DCEO, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Illinois Interagency Task Force on Homelessness to Prevent and End
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ULLIN, Ill. – An Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 7 investigation has resulted in the conviction of 35-year-old James A. Merritt of Morehouse, Mo. for the following charges in Missouri: Murder in the Second Degree (Class A Felony) – life sentence, Armed Criminal Action (Unclassified Felony) – 20 year sentence, Tampering
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SPRINGFIELD – A recent survey of tipped restaurant employees in Illinois found that a strong majority agree that the current tipping system works well for them and should not be changed. The survey of 281 Illinois servers, bartenders and other tipped staff was conducted in February 2024 after state lawmakers introduced HB 5345, which would eliminate the tip credit.
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SPRINGFIELD — Governor JB Pritzker has joined doctors, patients, stakeholders, and legislators to highlight efforts to reform predatory health insurance practices and protect patients. The Healthcare Protection Act (HPA), first introduced in the governor’s FY25 Budget Address in late February, aims to put power back into the hands of patients by banning step therapy, banning prior authorization for
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association (IHLA) today announced a legislative proposal that could raise much-needed revenue for the state by closing a loophole used by third-party booking websites that allows them to pay lower taxes when travelers book rooms online. When hotels have a surplus room inventory, they sell rooms to
SPRINGFIELD – A coalition of business, labor and agriculture groups have united behind legislation that would provide a regulatory framework to advance carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Illinois, helping the state reach its clean energy goals while simultaneously promoting job creation and economic growth. The proposal (SB3311/HB569) is the result of months of
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) will begin annual redeterminations, or eligibility verifications, for Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) and Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors (HBIS) program enrollees. This process will mirror the redetermination process used in the traditional Medicaid program to ensure those enrolled remain eligible. In addition,
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