Congresswoman Miller Issues a Statement of Support for Effingham County's Second Amendment Preservation Act
For Immediate Release - April 26, 2021 Congresswoman Miller Issues a Statement of Support for Effingham County's Second Amendment Preservation Act WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) issued a statement of support for the Effingham County Board's decision to adopt the "Effingham County, Illinois Second A...
Apr 26, 2021
Senate passes Bailey filed bill to expand firefighter eligibility
For Immediate Release - April 26, 2021 Senate passes Bailey filed bill to expand firefighter eligibility SPRINGFIELD- Many small fire departments, especially rural ones across our state, are struggling to find enough qualified applicants to serve as firefighters said State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville), who has...
Apr 26, 2021
Illinois House Passes Leadership Term Limit Bill
Illinois House Passes Leadership Term Limit Bill (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois House is advancing a bill that would implement term limits on House and Senate leadership. The House unanimously supported the proposal, which imposes ten-year limits on the Speaker of the House, Senate President, and both chambers' m...
Apr 23, 2021
Illinois House Passes Controversial Plan To End Homelessness
Illinois House Passes Controversial Plan To End Homelessness (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois House is advancing a controversial bill aimed at ending homelessness. The Democrat-led proposal would prevent landlords from denying housing based on a potential tenant's source of income. Democrats say the practice dispr...
Apr 23, 2021
Illinois Senate Approves Bill Banning Vaping Products Marketed Toward Children
Illinois Senate Approves Bill Banning Vaping Products Marketed Toward Children (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Senate is moving forward with legislation designed to help prevent children and teens from vaping. The proposal would make it illegal to sell or distribute e-cigarette and vaping products marketed toward ...
Apr 23, 2021
Illinois House OKs Licensing Professional Midwives
Illinois House OKs Licensing Professional Midwives (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois House is okaying a measure that would license certified professional midwives. The bill would license individuals with earned professional midwife credentials who perform out-of-hospital births. Licensure would allow professional m...
Apr 23, 2021
Unemployment Rates Up, Jobs Down for Every Metro Area Compared to Last March
For Immediate Release - April 22, 2021 Unemployment Rates Up, Jobs Down for Every Metro Area Compared to Last March SPRINGFIELD - The number of nonfarm jobs decreased over-the-year in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in March, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (...
Apr 22, 2021
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Sen. Bailey Encourages Volunteer Fire Departments to Take Advantage of Forestry Grants
For Immediate Release - April 21, 2021 Sen. Bailey Encourages Volunteer Fire Departments to Take Advantage of Forestry Grants SPRINGFIELD- Rural volunteer fire departments could be eligible for grants up to $10,000 through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Volunteer Fire Assistance Program, according to St...
Apr 22, 2021
Gov. Pritzker Activates Illinois National Guard at Request of City of Chicago to Help Protect Communities
For Immediate Release - April 19, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Activates Illinois National Guard at Request of City of Chicago to Help Protect Communities CHICAGO - At the request of the City of Chicago, Governor JB Pritzker is activating 125 personnel from the Illinois National Guard to stand by to support the Chicago Police De...
Apr 20, 2021
Rose Advances Legislation to Create Mahomet Aquifer Council
For Immediate Release - April 15, 2021 Rose Advances Legislation to Create Mahomet Aquifer Council Springfield- The future of one of the state's most important sources of water could soon have a new organization tasked with guiding and protecting its future. State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) recently advanced legislat...
Apr 15, 2021