Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.– The Illinois State Police (ISP), working with law enforcement and community partners, continues to decrease the supply of illegal guns and drugs devastating neighborhoods across the state. In 2023, ISP Metropolitan Enforcement Groups (MEGs) and multi-jurisdictional Drug Task Forces (TFs) across the state seized 718 firearms, 17,812 pounds of drugs, and arrested 1,904 […]

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) are partnering on an education and outreach program to raise awareness of workplace protections that apply to all workers in Illinois, with a particular focus on labor exploitation and child labor.   The program is designed to educate

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Missouri State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) participated in a press conference with Senate Republican Leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove) and State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) to preview the Governor’s upcoming budget address and his misguided priorities:   “The people of Southern Illinois are sick and tired of this Administration’s misplaced priorities. Far

CHICAGO – Respiratory virus cases reman at low levels across the state, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said today. The state’s overall respiratory illness level is Low in the most recent available CDC data and the state remained at Low level for COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to the CDC COVID Data Tracker as of

DUQUOIN – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 10 Commander, Captain Josh Anderton, announces the ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Williamson County during March 2024. OREPs allow the ISP to focus on safety belt and child safety seat laws. Illinois law requires all vehicle passengers (front and back) to be buckled up.

MARSHALL – On February 16, 2024, at approximately 5:41 p.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash involving an ISP trooper’s squad car that was hit by a motorist who failed to move over on Interstate 70 eastbound just west of milepost 151 in Clark County. The ISP says a Troop 9

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Energy has announced a second round of grant funding with $2 million available for the development of local strategic energy plans. Under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG), grant awards ranging from $25,000 to $150,000 will assist eligible municipalities or counties in implementing

CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced their commitment to a joint funding plan to ensure shelter, wraparound services and healthcare remain available for asylum seekers sent to Chicago from the Texas border. Following a long-term planning exercise, State, County and City teams concluded that an additional estimated $321 million

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that more than 500 paratransit vehicles valued at $57.1 million have been awarded to 113 transit providers through its Consolidated Vehicle Procurement Program, helping to offer safe, reliable and accessible transportation options in communities large and small throughout the state. The vehicles will be delivered to public

SPRINGFIELD —Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim has announced a fourth funding opportunity of $6,570,000 to assist communities in meeting the requirements outlined in the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act (LSLRN Act). The Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) Grant Program offers grants to local government units ranging from $20,000