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Statewide Unemployment Drops to 11.3%, Payrolls Increase in July

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell -3.2 percentage points to 11.3 percent, while nonfarm payrolls added +93,200 jobs in July, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released...

More than A Third of Nation Would Refuse Vaccination if Made Available; Concern over Illinois Ever Reaching Phase 5

Thursday, August 20 by Jc Tinsley

story courtesy of IRN (Illinois Radio Network)Illinois’ final step out of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s multi-phased shutdown of Illinois’ economy to stave off the spread of COVID-19 is a widely distributed vaccine. New polling shows a broad swath of the population would refuse to take...

IDFPR Announces Approval of Permanent Rules for Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses Tiebreaking Process

Thursday, August 13 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules Approves Tiebreaker Rules; Dispensary Licenses to be Issued in Coming Weeks

Pritzker Administration Extends Deadline to Apply for Nutrition Benefits Amidst Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

Thursday, August 13 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Households Can Receive $342 in SNAP Funds per Eligible Student

IEMA Provides Safety Tips for Storm Survivors During Extended Power Outages

Thursday, August 13 by WROY/WRUL Staff

More than 249,000 households in Illinois still without power following Monday storms

Rep. Bailey Helps Promote New Free Mobile App for Sportsmen and Women: Download ‘Outdoor Illinois’ Beginning Today

Thursday, August 13 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Louisville, IL – State Representative Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) is assisting the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) get the word out about the new mobile app for outdoorsmen and women called Outdoor Illinois. Launched today by the Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF), the app is...

13 Illinois Counties at Warning Level for Coronavirus Disease

Monday, August 10 by WROY/WRUL Staff

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 13 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county enters a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators that measure the amount...

2020 Fort Massac Encampment Canceled

Monday, August 10 by WROY/WRUL Staff

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced the 2020 Fort Massac Encampment, slated for Oct. 17-18 at Fort Massac State Park, will be canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.“The Fort Massac Encampment is one of southern Illinois’ most...

Local Community Colleges Receive Funding for Critical Capital Projects

Friday, August 7 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Mattoon, IL-State Senator Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) is announcing the release of funding for capital projects at three local community college facilities in the 55th Senate District.As part of the recently approved Fiscal Year 2020 capital budget, funds will be released from the Illinois Capital...

Pritzker Administration Launches New Resource for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) to Benefit Students, Educators and Families

Friday, August 7 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Springfield, IL -The Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) announced today the publication of a new website to provide a consolidated resource for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) in Illinois. View the new site at

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Statewide Unemployment Drops to 11.3%, Payrolls Increase in July

More than A Third of Nation Would Refuse Vaccination if Made Available; Concern over Illinois Ever Reaching Phase 5

IDFPR Announces Approval of Permanent Rules for Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses Tiebreaking Process

Pritzker Administration Extends Deadline to Apply for Nutrition Benefits Amidst Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

IEMA Provides Safety Tips for Storm Survivors During Extended Power Outages

Rep. Bailey Helps Promote New Free Mobile App for Sportsmen and Women: Download ‘Outdoor Illinois’ Beginning Today

13 Illinois Counties at Warning Level for Coronavirus Disease

2020 Fort Massac Encampment Canceled

Local Community Colleges Receive Funding for Critical Capital Projects

Pritzker Administration Launches New Resource for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) to Benefit Students, Educators and Families

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