Ill State News

CHICAGO – The Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA), in cooperation with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), is pleased to announce that funding is available for school districts and other eligible applicants in fiscal year 2024 (FY24) with the Arts and Foreign Language Education Planning Assistance Grant.   The Arts and Foreign Language Education Grant Program (AFL) is […]

SPRINGFIELD – Under the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), the Illinois State Police (ISP) has enhanced its coordination with all local law enforcement agencies as part of the background check process for those younger than 21 years.  BSCA allows for more thorough background checks by expanding what records are being reviewed and allowing more time to look

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) will celebrate Manufacturing Month throughout the month of October with “Makers on the Move,” a statewide bus tour that will visit manufacturing facilities, educational institutions and community centers across Illinois to raise awareness about the exciting job opportunities and career pathways available

CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker has announced several upcoming transitions in state agency leadership. Theresa Eagleson, Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), will step down at the end of 2023. The Governor has appointed Lizzy Whitehorn, who currently serves as First Assistant Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services, to serve

PETERSBURG – The annual candlelight walk at Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site, a popular kick-off to the fall festival season, will take place 7-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6 and 7.   Visitors are invited to this once-a-year opportunity to explore the site at night. Pathways in the historic village will be lined with

CHICAGO – The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) kicks off October with its annual College Changes Everything® (CCE) Campaign. For the past eight years, during CCE Month and the fall CCE Campaign, ISAC has partnered with schools and community-based organizations to provide free college and financial aid application completion workshops statewide. This year, however, CCE campaign activities will

TEUTOPOLIS – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle potentially involved in a crash on September 29, 2023 just outside of Teutopolis that resulted in five fatalities and multiple injuries.   On Friday, September 29, 2023, ISP, the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, Teutopolis Fire Protection

CHICAGO — The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) proudly honored The Home Depot as the 2023 Illinois Retailer of the Year during the group’s 66th Annual Meeting held Tuesday at the Palmer House Hilton.   As the largest home improvement retailer in the world, The Home Depot has more than 2,300 stores in the U.S., Canada and

SPRINGFIELD —Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim today announced $750,000 in funding through the release of a Section 604(b) Water Quality Management Program Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This grant program is used to implement the Illinois Water Quality Management Program and Illinois’ Nonpoint Source Management Program through water quality

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is celebrating National Women’s Business Month throughout October by recognizing the significant contributions of women-owned businesses throughout the state. The monthlong celebration – which is designated through a proclamation – includes business resources such as virtual and in-person events, resource guides for financial and social capital, business spotlights on