Ill State News

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 […]

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.

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 State Police (ISP) welcomed 20 new troopers today from Cadet Class 144 and Cadet Class 145 at a graduation ceremony at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.    The new troopers will report to six different Troops throughout the state today, Monday, December 18, 2023.  Cadet Class 144 and 145 mark the

CHICAGO – On December 17, 2023, at approximately 2:39 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a three-vehicle traffic crash involving an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) worker who was hit by a motorist who failed to move over on Interstate 57 northbound near 108th Street in Cook County. On the above date and time, an IDOT maintenance

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,

SPRINGFIELD – As the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) approaches the halfway point in resuming customer Medicaid redeterminations following the end of the pandemic-era continuous Medicaid coverage requirement, Illinois has the highest renewal rate among states, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Medicaid Enrollment and Unwinding Tracker. The tracker relies on renewal data

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has rejected Ameren Illinois and ComEd’s integrated grid plans by a 4-1 vote, finding that both companies failed to comply with several components of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA). The ICC’s decisions require both utilities to file an updated grid plan within three months of the final

CHICAGO— Governor JB Pritzker visited the Howe School of Excellence to participate in the Daisie Foundation’s annual “Holiday Magic Experience.” Following the event, the Governor visited the Anti-Cruelty Society’s (ACS) Dog Adoption Center and Clinic to celebrate 125 years of animal advocacy and adoption.   “As Governor, there’s nothing more exciting than celebrating the holiday