With March Madness looming, lawmakers renew college athlete endorsement push With March Madness looming, lawmakers renew college athlete endorsement push Friday, February 14, 2020 One month ahead of the tipoff of March Madness, Illinois lawmakers – backed by a pair of NBA brothers – are renewing a push to allow college athletes to profit from the use of their name and likeness.
UPDATED: State releases $500 million for statewide technology innovation network UPDATED: State releases $500 million for statewide technology innovation network Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday touted statewide benefits he says will result from a $500 million state capital infrastructure investment in 15 hubs of a University of Illinois-led public-private research institute network.
Illinois can now test for coronavirus in-state, cutting down wait times Illinois can now test for coronavirus in-state, cutting down wait times Tuesday, February 11, 2020 The Illinois Department of Public Health now has the ability to test for the 2019 novel coronavirus in-state, meaning shorter wait times for test results for people showing symptoms of the virus... Read more
Reporter’s Notebook: Pritzker touches on election security, Illinois primaries, FOIA Reporter’s Notebook: Pritzker touches on election security, Illinois primaries, FOIA Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker took questions on elections, the possibility of Illinois moving up in the presidential primaries pecking order and the Freedom of Information Act on Wednesday during an unrelated... Read more
State to release first $50 million of broadband expansion funding State to release first $50 million of broadband expansion funding Wednesday, February 5, 2020 The state is accepting applications for the first $50 million in disbursements of a $420 million grant program aimed at increasing internet access across the state. Read more
Tax amnesty program nets more than $60 million more than expected Tax amnesty program nets more than $60 million more than expected Tuesday, February 4, 2020 A tax amnesty program created during the passage of last year’s state operating budget has brought in nearly $240 million — approximately $60 million more than was expected — the... Read more
Gun rights advocates sue State Police for alleged FOID delays Gun rights advocates sue State Police for alleged FOID delays Tuesday, February 4, 2020 A pair of gun rights advocacy groups are suing the Illinois State Police, its director and the chief of the Illinois State Police Firearms Services Bureau for “not acting in a timely manner... Read more
Former inmates incorrectly removed from voter rolls Former inmates incorrectly removed from voter rolls Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Nearly 800 former inmates may have had their voter registrations incorrectly canceled “due to a data-matching error” between the Illinois State Board of Elections and the Illinois... Read more