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AFSCME ratifies new 4-year contract with the state

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Gov. JB Pritzker and the state’s largest public employee union announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a new contract that will provide a nearly 18 percent pay raise over four years, including a 4 percent raise this year.

Pritzker focuses on business development, clean energy jobs

Friday, July 21, 2023

Gov. JB Pritzker has spent much of his time in recent weeks promoting the state’s electric vehicle industry and touting the impact of his signature Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, or CEJA, including during a weeklong trade mission to the United Kingdom.

Air pollution rule change to move forward, preventing sanctions from federal government

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

A proposed change in state air pollution regulations will move forward despite an objection from a legislative oversight committee, allowing the state to avoid federal sanctions that otherwise...

State regulators work to avoid federal Clean Air Act sanctions

Friday, July 14, 2023

Illinois faces a deadline next month to either change the way it enforces air pollution emission limits on heavy industries or face federal sanctions that could eventually result in restricted...

IDOT unveils 6-year, $41 billion plan for infrastructure projects

Friday, July 7, 2023

The Illinois Department of Transportation unveiled a plan on Friday for spending nearly $41 billion in federal, state and local funds over the next six years to repair and upgrade roads, bridges,...

Illinois to make standard driver’s licenses available to noncitizens regardless of immigration status

Friday, June 30, 2023

Immigrants in Illinois with or without permission from U.S. immigration authorities will soon be able to obtain standard driver’s licenses that can be used for identification.

Federal appeals court weighs constitutionality of Illinois’ assault weapons ban

Thursday, June 29, 2023

In a case that is being closely watched throughout the country – and one many believe is almost certain to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court – the judges on the Seventh Circuit...

Pritzker signs bills altering Illinois’ health insurance market

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will dramatically alter the health insurance market in Illinois.

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AFSCME ratifies new 4-year contract with the state

Pritzker focuses on business development, clean energy jobs