Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD – The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois is celebrating the five year anniversary of the legalization of adult use cannabis, which has created tens of thousands of jobs and generated billions of dollars in sales, much of which has been re-invested in communities impacted by the War on Drugs.   Adult use cannabis sales first began on January 1, […]

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is reminding job seekers and employers that, effective January 1, 2025, all job postings made by employers with 15 or more employees will need to include pay scale and benefit information. This amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (IL EPA) was contained in HB 3129, passed by the General

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association (ISVMA) announces its annual award recipients, recognizing Illinois veterinarian and industry professionals who provide compassionate care with leading-edge medical practices for companion animals and livestock, and whose actions impact organized veterinary medicine in Illinois.   “Veterinarians across this state care for thousands of companion animals in their hospitals

SPRINGFIELD – The minimum wage in Illinois is increasing on January 1st, 2025. Workers will see an increase of $1 per hour from $14 to $15. The minimum wage for tipped workers will rise to $9 per hour and youth workers (under 18) working fewer than 650 hours per calendar year will see their hourly wage

LISLE, Ill.—Whether people with live Christmas trees intend to keep theirs up for a short or extended time this holiday season, the tree care experts at The Morton Arboretum recommend planning ahead for their proper disposal once they’re taken down. “Festive evergreen trees brighten homes during the holiday season, but they won’t last forever,” said

DU QUOIN, IL – The Du Quoin State Fair announces TESLA will take the stage at the Du Quoin State Fair Grandstand on Thursday, August 28.   “Our team is focused on bringing a variety of Grandstand acts to the Du Quoin State Fair, and we are excited to have TESLA as the first announcement of the 2025 lineup,” said

CHICAGO – The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) issued a new casino owners’ license to Wind Creek IL LLC d/b/a Wind Creek Chicago Southland in Homewood and East Hazel Crest during today’s final meeting of 2024. Before the Board voted on licensure, representatives from the casino addressed the Board about their suitability for licensure providing highlights of

SPRINGFIELD – The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois released the following statement regarding Gov. JB Pritzker’s call for regulations on intoxicating hemp products:   “A federal loophole has allowed for the proliferation of intoxicating hemp products such as Delta 8, which use potentially harmful chemicals to alter the composition of hemp to get consumers high. This

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man who sold the fake Percocet pills that killed a man in St. Louis County in 2022 to 23 years and eight months in prison. “I’m going to send a message to other drug dealers,”