State News

Design Contest Celebrates Approaching Illinois State Police Centennial Milestone

Tuesday, October 31 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police (ISP) will celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 2022. In anticipation of the anniversary, the Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation (ISPHF) is hosting a logo design contest open to active and retired ISP employees and the general public.The 100th anniversary logo will...

Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organic Conference to feature more than 160 speakers and exhibitors

Monday, October 30 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organic Conference (ISCAOC) will be held Jan. 10-12, 2018, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield. The conference, which features nearly 100 speakers and 60 trade show exhibitors, will again host four concurrent preconference workshops, general sessions, and...

Prepare for All Types of Disasters, Including Zombie Apocalypse

Monday, October 30 by Jc Tinsley

With Halloween just around the corner, people throughout Illinois are pulling together costumes for their kids or themselves, buying candy for trick-or-treaters and preparing for a zombie apocalypse. Wait….a zombie apocalypse?October was designated “Zombie Preparedness Month” by a resolution approved earlier this year by...

Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Honors over 100 Vietnam War Veterans

Monday, October 30 by Jc Tinsley

Vietnam War Veterans were honored and thanked on Saturday, October 28th for their service during the Vietnam War by the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna, Illinois. During the ceremony, over 100 Veterans were honored with a 50-year...

Unemployment Rate Drops in All Illinois Metro Areas

Friday, October 27 by Jc Tinsley

Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in September in all of Illinois’s metropolitan areas and in all 102 counties, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Data also show nonfarm jobs...

Trick or Treat the Rend Lake Visitor Center

Friday, October 27 by Jc Tinsley

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake would like to invite all the boys and ghouls celebrating Halloween for a very special Trick or Treat at the Rend Lake Visitor Center on Tuesday, October 31. Kids and adults are encouraged to come...

Special patrols to be conducted by ISP District 19 in November

Friday, October 27 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police District 19 will conduct several special enforcement patrols in November.Special Traffic Enforcement Patrols or STEP will be conducted as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign in Wayne, White, Saline, and Gallatin Counties. A nighttime or NITE patrol will be...

Illinois Specialty Growers Association to host cider, hard cider contest

Thursday, October 26 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois apple cider makers will again get a chance to see who makes the best cider in the 29th Annual Cider Contest and the 16th Annual Hard Cider Contest, hosted at the Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organic Conference in Springfield, Jan. 10-12, 2018....

Gov. Rauner proclaims Lights On Afterschool Day in Illinois

Thursday, October 26 by Jc Tinsley

Noting the importance of student learning extending beyond school hours, Gov. Bruce Rauner today proclaimed Oct. 26, 2017, as Lights On Afterschool Day in Illinois.He was joined by officials from ACT Now Coalition and the Springfield Urban League to recognize the...

State of Illinois sells $4.5 billion in bonds

Thursday, October 26 by Jc Tinsley

Today the State sold $4.5 billion in general obligation bonds to pay down a portion of Illinois' roughly $15 billion backlog of unpaid bills. Proceeds from today's bond sale, together with the proceeds from the $1.5 billion Series 2017ABC general obligation bonds that...