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AFSCME ratifies new 4-year contract with the state Agreement provides 4% pay raise this year; nearly 18% over 4 years By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIEL...

For Immediate Release - July 27, 2023 Registration Still Available for Doc Acklin Race (Paris, IL)-Registration is still being accepted for the seventh annual Doc Acklin Race. The race will take place...

For Immediate Release Soy Asphalt Technology Showcased at 2023 Farm Progress Show Investment in New Soy Uses Provides Better Show Environment and Drives Soybean Demand DECATUR, ILL. (July 26, 2023) - ...

For Immediate Release - July 25, 2023 Gov. Pritzker Waives Penalties and Interest for Taxpayers in an Additional 13 Counties Affected by Recent Severe Weather CHICAGO - Gov. JB Pritzker announced toda...

For Immediate Release - July 25, 2023 Illinois Officials Expand Air Quality Messaging to Educate Residents and Encourage Actions to Protect Public Health Air Pollution Action Day Program Expanding Sta...

For Immediate Release - July 25, 2023 Pritzker Administration Invests in Early Childhood with Early Intervention Incentive Payments Payments recognize the value of Early Intervention service providers...

For Immediate Release - July 25, 2023 Gov. Pritzker Takes Action to Bolster Illinois' Hydrogen Economy Legislation creates a tax credit of $10 million per year for users of clean hydrogen in Illinois ...

For Immediate Release - July 24, 2023 New Pediatrician at Charleston Family Practice "In seventh grade, I wrote my career paper on becoming a physician, and after that I was determined to make it a re...

For Immediate Release - July 25, 2023 Catholic Charities, Diocese of Springfield in Illinois receives 38,565 Pounds of Food Catholic Charities, Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, recently received 1,...

For Immediate Release - July 25, 2023 Gov. Pritzker, AFSCME Council 31 Announce Contract Ratification CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker's administration and AFSCME Council 31-the largest union of frontli...