CHICAGO— Governor JB Pritzker has announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has advanced the city of Decatur as a finalist for a grant to advance employment revitalization. The EDA also announced that the city of Springfield will receive planning dollars to develop a proposal for a similar award. The Distressed […]
CLARKSDALE, Miss. – Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $1.5 million to 13 communities in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri in its second round of funding through the Strategic Planning Program. Funding for this program was made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden, a key part of his
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SPRINGFIELD – The minimum wage in Illinois is increasing on January 1st, 2024. Workers will see an increase of $1 per hour from $13 to $14. The minimum wage for tipped workers will rise to $8.40 per hour and youth workers (under 18) working fewer than 650 hours per calendar year will see their hourly
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CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has released the 2023 Illinois Economic Development Highlights report. This summary reveals a record year for economic development in key sectors, including a tripling of REV and EDGE incentivized private investments to nearly $3 billion since 2022, record tourism achievements, and
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is extending the controlled pheasant hunting program for the 2023-2024 season. Some sites will be extended by one to two weeks in different areas of the state. Hunters should check the permit calendar on the controlled pheasant hunting website for permit availability. Sites with extended opportunities include: Des Plaines
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Lottery is encouraging anyone who could use some extra holiday cash to check their old lottery tickets. There are currently over $4.3 million worth of unclaimed Lucky Day Lotto and Powerball tickets in Illinois – two of which will expire in the first half of 2024. The two tickets expiring
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SPRINGFFIELD – The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) State Lodge has issued a statement regarding an Appellate Court decision that has effectively given a man who is accused of indecent child solicitation in Livingston County a chance to be back on the street as he awaits trial. In early October, Livingston County Judge Jennifer
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools (IARSS) welcomes Gary Tipsord as the association’s new and first-ever executive director. Tipsord brings decades of educational leadership and advocacy experience and a passion for serving students. Jodi Scott, President of the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools, emphasized the importance of this new role.
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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has announced $750,000 of grant funding available for the development and completion of energy efficiency projects at public water supply (PWS) facilities, commonly referred to as drinking water treatment plants (DWTP). The grant program seeks to invest U.S. Department of Energy Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting free virtual workshops in January as part of its continuing Building Blocks of Success series for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms interested in strengthening their skills, growing their business and bidding on state projects. New and existing DBEs, as well as firms interested in becoming certified in the program,
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