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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio

Tuesday, March 7 by Jc Tinsley

USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) remindsIllinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio producers that the final date to apply for insurance coverageon spring barley, burley tobacco, cabbage, corn, cucumbers, dry beans, forage seeding, grainsorghum, green peas, hybrid...

SIC’s Forensic Falcons Are 2017 State Champs

Tuesday, March 7 by Jc Tinsley

The state champion SIC Forensic Falcons took home a number of trophies from NIU. Pictured are (back row, l-r): Joli Murphy, Kaydee Dycus, Shay Wood, Gabe Motsinger; (middle row, l-r): Shannon...

Frerichs Seeks Clarity and Commonsense to Protect Medical Marijuana Patients

Tuesday, March 7 by Jc Tinsley

President Donald Trump’s administration needs to plainly say if it intends to crack down on the medical marijuana industry in Illinois, State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today.The administration’s comment of “greater enforcement” of laws that could close banks that have a relationship with the...

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE AND AMERICAN LEGION OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR SUMMER YOUTH POLICE PROGRAM

Tuesday, March 7 by Jc Tinsley

Officials with the Illinois State Police (ISP) and the American Legion announce plans for the 45thAnnual American Legion Youth Police Camp (ALYPC). The camp will again be held at the Illinois State Police Academy in Springfield, Illinois, and will run June 25-30, 2017. Dozens...

Rauner Administration Calls on Comptroller to Not Put Employee Pay and Critical Government Services at Risk

Monday, March 6 by Jc Tinsley

The Rauner Administration, including the Department of Central Management Services (CMS), Department of Public Health (DPH) and Department of Human Services (DHS), on Friday called on Comptroller Susana Mendoza to comply with court orders, avoid creating a human service crisis and pay nearly...

With New Information, Madigan Re-Creates Committee to Study Public-Private Partnerships

Monday, March 6 by Jc Tinsley

Speaker Michael J. Madigan is re-forming a bipartisan committee to review the state’s use of public-private partnerships, and ensure partnerships pursued by Gov. Bruce Rauner operate transparently and ethically. A previous House committee was stonewalled by Rauner’s administration during an initial investigation last...

Illinois State Police District 19 announce results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Patrol

Friday, March 3 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the results of anAlcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrol in Saline County during February. These ACE patrols allowed the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violations associated...

IDNR Awards Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grants to Schools

Friday, March 3 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Wayne Rosenthal today announced the awarding of more than $98,000 in donated funds from the Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant Program. More than 8,300 students will visit Illinois state parks, museums and other natural resources sites this year to...

Rauner Administration Provides Guidance to Victims Recovering From February Storms

Friday, March 3 by Jc Tinsley

As Illinois residents begin the recovery process from Tuesday’s devastating storms, the Illinois Department of Insurance is reminding those impacted by the damage that help is available. “We want to make sure that people know we are here to help,” said...

Shawnee National Forest’s Snake Road closing for Spring migration

Thursday, March 2 by Jc Tinsley

HARRISBURG, Ill. (March 1, 2017) – Shawnee National Forest’s Snake Road is closing March 15 so that snakes and amphibians – some of them considered threatened and endangered in Illinois and the United States – can migrate from limestone bluffs to nearby LaRue Swamp....

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SIC’s Forensic Falcons Are 2017 State Champs

Frerichs Seeks Clarity and Commonsense to Protect Medical Marijuana Patients

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE AND AMERICAN LEGION OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR SUMMER YOUTH POLICE PROGRAM

Rauner Administration Calls on Comptroller to Not Put Employee Pay and Critical Government Services at Risk

With New Information, Madigan Re-Creates Committee to Study Public-Private Partnerships

Illinois State Police District 19 announce results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Patrol

IDNR Awards Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grants to Schools

Rauner Administration Provides Guidance to Victims Recovering From February Storms

Shawnee National Forest’s Snake Road closing for Spring migration

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