Illinois State News

IDOL Reminds Local Governments They No Longer Need to Approve Prevailing Wage Ordinances

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) wants to remind local units of governments...

May is Older Americans Month in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD - May is Older Americans Month in Illinois and the state’s Department on Aging...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker Awards $1.3 M in IBHE Childhood Workforce Grants

SPRINGFIELD – Knowing that effective, skilled, and diverse early childhood educators are ...

Durbin, Duckworth Announce $25 Million in Fed Funding to Help Illinois Health Centers Expand COVID-19 Testing

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that...

IDOT Announces Main Street From North Of Mousette Avenue to Firehouse Drive in Dupo to be Restricted

DUPO – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that Main Street from north o...

ISP Releases Information About Traffic Crash with Injuries in Union County

UNION COUNTY - Illinois State Police released information today about a serious single-vehicle traffi...

Gov. Pritzker Releases Updated Statewide Model, Regional Metrics for Restore Illinois Health Regions

CHICAGO – As top researchers from Illinois’ higher education institutions continue to buil...

ISP: 87-Year-Old Dies in Crash in Massac County

A two-vehicle fatal traffic crash was reported at Joppa Road at Old Joppa Road in Massac County on...

Bost Announces Funding For Expanded COVID-19 Testing

CARBONDALE, IL – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today announced that the U.S. Department...

Ahead of Mother’s Day, Duckworth & Scott Announce Bipartisan Bill to Help New Parents Receive CARES Act Stimulus Checks This Year

WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)...

Duckworth Speaks with Metro East Faith Leaders About COVID-19 Response & Environmental Justice Priorities

WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), co-founder of the Senate’s first-ever...

Governor’s EO Will Help Educator Candidates And Schools

SPRINGFIELD – To address the educator shortage that Illinois faces, and a pandemic that has...

USDA Awards $8 million for Illinois Working Lands, Water and Wildlife Conservation Partnership Projects

SRINGFIELD, Ill. – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has awarded more than...

State Encourages Hospitals, Healthcare Facilities to Utilize Free PPE Decontamination System

SPRINGFIELD -- To address the critical need for personal protective equipment (PPE), the State of...

Davis Announces $2 Million in Federal Funding to Expand COVID-19 Testing

Taylorville, IL -- U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill) today announced that U.S. Health and Human Services...

Davis Works to Help People Keep Health Insurance through COBRA

Washington, DC -- As jobless claims hit the highest level since the Great Depression, U.S. Rep. Rodney...

Durbin, Smith Introduce Legislative Fix To Help State And Local Governments Provide Paid Leave During Pandemic

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced a legislative...

Duckworth at COVID-19 Hearing: Why Isn’t CARES Act Funding Being Used to Protect Airline Maintenance Workers

– During a Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation (CST) Committee hearing yesterday, U.S....

ISP Leads Investigation into Cairo Shooting

CAIRO – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) - Zone 7 is investigating...

Rep. Bost Provides COVID-19 Update

Coronavirus Update Friend, As we work to ensure the health and safety of Southern Illinoisans, it’s...

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