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Legacy Flight Academy at St. Louis Downtown Airport offers opportunity for youth to experience a career in aerospace from the cockpit

Spots still available for unique, free Sept. 10 program born out of the legacy of the Tuskegee...

Durbin asks Illinois community colleges to assist students caught in collapse of ITT Tech

CHICAGO—U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today wrote to community college presidents...

Illinois State Police assisting in manhunt of Union County burglary suspect

WARE, ILL. – On Sunday, September 4, 2016, a group of five suspects burglarized Revlon Tavern,...

Free samples at Du Quoin State Fair

Du Quoin Products Expo to spotlight Illinois companies Du Quoin, IL. – Free food samples...

Impaired, unbuckled drivers target of new IDOT safety campaign

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation recently announced a new media...

Durbin announces more than $9.5 million to prevent homelessness among Illinois Veterans

CHICAGO – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans...

Lanes reopened for Labor Day holiday weekend

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that lanes will be reopened,...

Illinois State Police encourage safe driving habits over Labor Day weekend

Voluntary Compliance and Enforcement Efforts are Key to Safe Travel Ullin – Captain...

State begins accepting nominations for 2017 Governor's Export Awards

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s Office o...

Rauner administration announces end to IDOT patronage hiring scandal

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner today announced the state has reached a conclusion...

Durbin announces funding to support independent living for seniors

CHICAGO – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Corporation for National...

Lieutenant Governor joins IDOL Assistant Director in celebrating Illinois workers on Labor Day

CHICAGO, IL—September 1, 2016. In honor of Labor Day, Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti...

IEMA joins nationwide campaign to encourage disaster preparedness

‘Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today’ is Theme for National...

Additional help coming to Illinois in the battle against heroin, opioid crisis

Illinois is one of 44 states to share in $53 million in grants to reduce opioid overdoses and...

What's ahead at the Du Quoin State Fair:

Thursday, September 1 st : Illinois Tourism Day Du Quoin, IL. – Thursday, September...

Durbin, Senators raise concerns about Mylan's EpiPen price hike, expanded patient assistance program

Patient Assistance Program Allows Company to Increase Drug Prices While Passing Costs onto Insurance...

IDOT, Illinois State Police: Don't spend Labor Day weekend in jail

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the Illinois State Police...

Illinois awarded $2,000,000 in federal funding to combat prescription drug overdose epidemic

Senator has led the call for a national response and increased state resources to reduce overdose...

Rauner Administration takes action to help Illinoisans find lost life insurance money

- New website streamlines search process, eliminates need for private finder companies saving...

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs' legislation to require insurance companies to pay death benefits is signed into law

SPRINGFIELD - Families have more protection from life insurance companies that use...

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