Gov. JB Pritzker

The village had implemented a 1 percent “places to eat” tax on prepared food and beverages as of Dec. 1, 2023 to provide part of the funding for a new police station.

The General Assembly has appropriated up to $12 million to the Illinois EPA for the EV Rebate Program for the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

Gov. JB Pritzker declared this week, Oct. 22 through Oct. 28, as Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, advocating to reduce lead exposure in children, his office said Friday. DeKalb County municipalities continue plans to replace lead-lined water pipes by 2027 under state law

Allison Anderson will be collaborating with experts to shape emergency preparedness strategies at the state and local level.

The funeral for 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume was held Monday afternoon. The Muslim community in the Chicago suburbs has been greatly shaken by the attack. “This heinous crime did not occur in a vacuum,” said Oussama Jammal, a board member for the Mosque Foundation.

The announcement comes two weeks after the grant was announced, stirring a controversy that may have peaked at a raucous township board meeting this week.

One Joliet resident said the opposition to the state grant awarded to Joliet Township for asylum seeker services was not about race. "This is strictly about resources and dollars," the resident said.

City of Joliet makes statement staff was aware of grant but Mayor Terry D'Arcy stressed the grant application was done without city knowledge or approval.

Residents show up to City Hall seeking answers from Joliet city officials Tuesday night.

Joliet Township submitted the application with a Memorandum Of Understanding from two other organizations, according to state officials.

State grant goes to Joliet Township. City officials say they were 'blindsided."

The city of Amboy and itsTeen Turf program were recognized Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 with the Governo's Hometown Award.

Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) launched $10 million in funding for the third round of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program meant to train statewide workers in the trades.

Gov. JB Pritzker $100 million proposed increase to the Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant program. When that’s combined with federal PELL grants, working class residents of Illinois will be able to get a degree from any community college “tuition-free and debt-free,” he said.

Moody’s Investors Service announced Tuesday that it has upgraded Illinois’ bond rating to A3, up from Baa1, marking the eighth credit upgrade the state has received in less than two years.