For Immediate Release - October 9, 2025 Lake Land College to host Illinois Board of Higher Education Faculty Advisory Council meeting Lake Land College is hosting an Illinois Board of Higher Education Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) meeting on Friday, October 17. The meeting will begin at 7:45 a.m. and will take place ...

For Immediate Release - October 8, 2025 Illinois fall trout stocking delayed due to warmer temperatures SPRINGFIELD - The stocking of catchable trout for the fall season is on hold until water temperatures are more suitable for the trout, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced today. Unusually wa...

For Immediate Release - October 8, 2025 HSHS, Chapter Partner to Offer Free Guidance, Education for Patients Seeking Medicare Plans Annual Enrollment Period for individuals aged 65+ begins Oct. 15 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) and Chapter, an independent Medicare adviser, are partnering to o...

For Immediate Release - October 8, 2025 IDNR debuts statewide chronic wasting disease test result notification system SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will use a new automated notification system to relay chronic wasting disease (CWD) test results to deer hunters starting with the curre...

For Immediate Release - October 8, 2025 Governor Pritzker and ISAC Congratulate Schools for Excellence in Financial Aid Application Completion 469 High Schools are 2025-26 Recognition of Excellence Honorees CHICAGO -The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state's college access and financial aid agency, ...

For Immediate Release - October 8, 2025 Budzinski Convenes Emergency Meeting of Veterans Advisory Council Amid Government Shutdown WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) convened an emergency meeting of her Veterans Advisory Council to discuss how the government shutdown is impacting services f...

For Immediate Release FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Ready-To-Eat Meals Containing Riced Cauliflower That May Be Contaminated With Listeria Freshrealm FreshRealm FSIS Announcement WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health al...

For Immediate Release - October 7, 2025 Hunters Feeding Illinois Returns Mattoon, Ill. - Hunters Feeding Illinois returns for its fourth season, in partnership with Feeding Illinois, Access Illinois Outdoors, Southern Illinois Food Pantry Network, and University of Illinois Extension SNAP-Education. Hunters Feeding Ill...

Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives-Fire Officials Stress Importance of Having Them in Every Home During the 2024 Statewide Blitz 71 Illinois Fire Departments Installed 2,351 smoke alarms in one week! Rockford, Ill- State and local fire safety officials gathered today at the Rockford Fire Department to emphasize the lifesa...

For Immediate Release - October 7, 2025 Illinois Department of Revenue Warns of New Text Message Scam Soliciting Banking Information Chicago - The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is warning taxpayers about a new nationwide text message scam targeting individuals with fraudulent messages that appear to come from s...