IL Hunters Take More Deer This Season
Enlarge image Credit Wikimedia Commons The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says deer hunters in the state have killed more than 5,000 deer than they did last year. Just in last week’s firearm...
View ArticleVaught Retires from Director of IL DCEO
Enlarge image Credit www.ecidc.com The director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is retiring from full-time employment with the state. 65 year-old David Vaught retired...
View ArticleIllinois' Governor Urges Food Bank Support
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn reminds state residents to support food banks during the holiday season and throughout the year. Quinn's office says there are eight food banks around the state and, according...
View ArticleAnother Blow for IL Anti-Eavesdropping Law
Enlarge image Credit Wikimedia Commons The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to an Illinois anti-eavesdropping law. The high court let stand a lower-court ruling Monday that said the law violates...
View ArticlePeabody to Close IL Mine
Enlarge imageA Peabody Energy Corp. subsidiary is permanently closing a southern Illinois mine because it failed to meet safety, compliance and performance standards. Bay Ridge Inc. says operations at...
View ArticleIL Medical Marijuana Bill Gets Another Look
Enlarge image Credit w Illinois lawmakers are considering a three-year pilot program that would temporarily legalize medical marijuana for people with certain illnesses. Bill sponsor Rep. Lou Lang says...
View ArticleQuinn Fights Budget Override
Enlarge image Credit wikipedia.org Illinois Governor Pat Quinn wants the House of Representatives to spend money on children, not outdated prisons. Quinn continues to try to divert money from prisons...
View ArticleTop IL Republicans Back Immigrants' Licenses
Enlarge image Credit Wikimedia Commons Top Illinois Republicans are joining an effort to provide driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. House Minority Leader Tom Cross and Senate Minority Leader...
View ArticleIL Lawmakers Return to Springfield
Enlarge image Credit wikipedia.org Illinois lawmakers are facing the final three days of the Legislature’s fall session, but big issues like fixing state pension funds or expanding legalized gambling...
View ArticleIL Joins Network to Track Prescription Drug Abuse
Enlarge image Credit narconon.org An Illinois medicine-monitoring program joins a national data-sharing network to further prevent prescription drug abuse. The Department of Human Services is linking...
View ArticleProposal Could Spur IL Pension Deal
Enlarge image Credit Wikimedia Commons Illinois lawmakers are bringing a new proposal on the table to fix the state’s multi-billion dollar pension crisis. Democratic Representative Elaine Nekritz and...
View ArticleCell Phone Scams Double in IL
Enlarge imageA consumer advocacy groups says scams adding charges to people’s cell phone bills have almost doubled in Illinois this past year. The Citizens Utility Board says scammers target cell...
View Article99,000 Deer Taken During IL Firearm Season
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says hunters harvested more than 99 thousand deer during this year's firearm season. The preliminary total is about 2,500 higher than last year. I-D-N-R...
View ArticleIL Extended Federal Unemployment Insurance Ending
The Illinois Department of Employment Security says a federal program that provided unemployment insurance beyond the state's initial 25-week coverage expires Dec. 29. Congress extended the Emergency...
View ArticleFederal Computers Donated to Help IL Veterans
Illinois state officials are donating computers from the federal government to help veterans find jobs. The Illinois Department of Central Management Services and state Veterans Affairs says 100...
View ArticleIL Attorney General Sues Over Scam
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is filing suit against a company for allegedly conning businesses into paying unnecessary fees with an official-looking letter. The bogus letters told companies...
View ArticleChicago Aldermen Fight Concealed Carry Ruling
City officials throughout Illinois are urging the state to appeal a court decision that would throw out Illinois' ban on concealed carry weapons. A federal appeals court ruled earlier this week the...
View ArticleIL Faces Hard Decision with Gun Law
The clock is ticking for Illinois legislators to come up with a law approving the concealed carry of weapons after a federal appellate court decided last week to throw out the state's ban on concealed...
View ArticleSimon Says IL Pension Crisis Threatens Veterans Homes
Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon says funding for the state's veterans homes is being threatened by a growing public pension burden. Simon visited the Adjutant Illinois Veterans Home in Anna Thursday to...
View ArticleIL Drags Its Feet on Pension Problem
With its pension funds are the most underfunded in the U.S., and a shortfall approaching $100 billion, Illinois lawmakers will meet again next week in hopes of fixing the problem. Solutions other...
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