Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD– The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) Education Foundation and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) today will host the second annual Moving Makers Forward: Manufacturing Workforce Solutions Summit, bringing together industry experts, municipal leaders and educators to share ideas about how to leverage regional partnerships and resources to build a future workforce needed for businesses […]

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) issued the following statement after Governor Pritzker signed what she calls the Democrats’ partisan budget, which spends over $50 billion in Fiscal Year 2024:   “After spending days touring the state, the Governor is signing his partisan and ‘balanced’ budget that will spend over $50.6 billion. The reality

CHICAGO – The Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association (IHLA) is highlighting several key pieces of legislation championed by IHLA and partners in the business community which were recently passed by the General Assembly that will help enhance Illinois’ workforce, protect hotel employees, boost tourism across the state, and provide much-needed support for Illinois hotels.   “We

METROPOLIS – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officials announce the arrest of 29-year-old Eric Rushing of Metropolis, IL, for Aggravated Battery (Class 3 Felony) and Possession of a Weapon by a Felon (Class 2 Felony).      On June 5, 2023, ISP was investigating an incident of an aggravated battery involving a firearm

PEORIA— Governor JB Pritzker continued his statewide budget amplification tour with stops to Peoria and Quincy. The FY24 budget is Illinois’s fifth balanced budget under Governor Pritzker and is preceded by eight credit rating upgrades, a “rainy day” fund set to surpass $2 billion, the elimination of the bill backlog, and $1 trillion in GDP.

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today that the state will be providing more than 1,000 HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) purifiers to Illinois Head Start and Early Head Start programs around the state to help reduce the transmission of respiratory viruses, including COVID-19.   In the

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first three batches of mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois in 2023, both in Cook County.   The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District collected a positive batch of mosquitoes in Evanston on May 30 and the Northwest Mosquito Abatement

PEKIN — Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Bauer has ruled that the City of Pekin’s ordinance taxing video gaming is unlawful and barred by state law, resulting in a major victory for Illinois small businesses and their customers. Pekin officials in October approved a city ordinance assessing a “fee” worth 2.5 percent of net revenues

MOUNT VERNON – Governor JB Pritzker, Manner Polymers, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today joined local leaders and partners to announce Manner Polymers’ new manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon. Known as an industry manufacturing leader in polymer compounds, Manner Polymers’ new state-of-the-art Illinois facility will manufacture a wide array of PVC

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Following the General Assembly’s adjournment, the IL AFL-CIO released the following statement:   “Working Illinoisans celebrated numerous victories this legislative session, building on recent successes that have included the Workers’ Rights Amendment, Paid Leave for All, higher minimum wages, fairer workers compensation laws, and a robust state construction program.   The list