Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD – Legislation approved by Illinois lawmakers will expand identification options for undocumented immigrants and make Illinois roads safer, according to Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias who helped craft the measure currently awaiting the governor’s signature.   Giannoulias hosted a press conference alongside the sponsors of House Bill 3882, State Representative Barbara Hernandez (50th District […]

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Journalist Ben Smith, co-founder of Semafor, a global digital news organization, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute to discuss his views on the dramatically changing media landscape in a virtual conversation on June 28. Smith and John Shaw, institute director, will discuss the digital news revolution and his

SPRINGFIELD – After a mass shooting at Aurora’s Henry Pratt Company in 2019 where five people were killed and six injured, the Aurora Police Department’s drone team began to carefully review how other states use drones to support law enforcement operations, and today the legislation their work led to – the Drones as First Responders

CHICAGO – The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) State Lodge encourages all law enforcement officers, fire fighters and those who support them to attend the Chicago White Sox Police and Fire Night on Thursday, August 24 at Guaranteed Rate Field.   “Enjoy the Great American Pastime while honoring the everyday heroes who always answer

SPRINGFIELD – Dry conditions have persisted through May and into the first two weeks of June. While some parts of Illinois have received beneficial rain in the past week, totals have mainly been less than 1 inch, not enough to improve conditions. The maps in Figure 1 show most of Illinois has had less than

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has announced the unemployment rate fell -0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +2,500 in May, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released by IDES.   The April monthly change in payrolls was revised

SPARTA – The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that intermittent daytime lane closures will take place in both directions of Illinois 154 from Grand Avenue to Burns Avenue and both directions of Illinois 4 from Illinois 154 to Schuline Road in Randolph County, weather permitting, Tuesday, June 20.   These lane closures are necessary