Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD – Nearly 350 Illinois schoolchildren will visit state historic sites this schoolyear thanks to grant funding provided through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ State Historic Sites Field Trip Grant program.   More than $5,200 in donated grant funds were awarded for 10 field trip grants. The grantees represent four counties in the state. […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) will bring the Illinois Product Holiday Market back to downtown Springfield this year. The market takes place December 1st-3rd on the “Y Block” north of the Governor’s Mansion.   The holiday market will feature Illinois products for everyone on your shopping list this season, including local

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois State Police (ISP) works to prevent potential firearm related tragedies by keeping firearms out of the hands of those who pose a significant threat to themselves or others, and our work is proving effective.   In a news release, the ISP reported that over the past year, strengthened firearm safety

SPRINGFIELD – Advancing a data-driven plan to improve the asylum seeker response and provide safe shelter through the winter, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced construction will launch this week on two new shelter sites.   The sites, a base camp in Brighton Park and a brick-and-mortar site

CHICAGO, Illinois – Local hospitals in Randolph County, Illinois and Perry and Ste. Genevieve Counties in Missouri are among 350 hospitals nationwide to receive five stars for nurse communication according to a leading hospital ratings firm.   Becker’s compiled the list of the best hospitals for nurse communication in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.– The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) today launched the 2023 “Operation Rising Spirit,” campaign encouraging service organizations, schools, communities, and individuals to write letters of appreciation and support to veterans residing at the state veterans’ homes in Anna, Chicago, LaSalle, Manteno, and Quincy. “Last year, over 5,000 letters were distributed to veterans

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will host the annual Christmas Remembrance Ceremony for Illinois soldiers listed as prisoners of war or missing in action (POW/MIA) during the Vietnam War on Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield.   The ceremony will begin at

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting free virtual workshops in December 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