Illinois to make standard driver’s licenses available to noncitizens regardless of immigration status
Immigrants in Illinois with or without permission from U.S. immigration authorities will soon be able to obtain standard driver’s licenses ...
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St. Louis-to-Chicago Amtrak route begins faster service
A trip from St. Louis to Chicago via Amtrak’s Lincoln Service will be about 15 minutes quicker starting this week ...
Bailey, Pritzker face off in agriculture forum with accusations of lies
The candidates for Illinois governor faced questioning about their agriculture-related policies Wednesday in an outbuilding on a McLean County farm.
Pritzker talks session timeline, highlights infrastructure spending
In a series of downstate news conferences coinciding with the Illinois State Fair, Gov. JB Pritzker this week gave an ...
State lays out $34.6B multi-year spending plan for roads, bridges, ports, airports, rail and transit
The Illinois Department of Transportation on Friday laid out a $34.6 billion six-year spending plan for road, bridge, transit, rail, ...
Pritzker highlights Rebuild Illinois funding for Cahokia Heights sewers, Rend Lake Resort
When state lawmakers voted on bipartisan lines in 2019 to double Illinois’ motor fuel tax and raise several driving-related fees, ...
Next phase of construction along I-80 to begin
Gov. JB Pritzker announced the beginning of the next phase of construction along the Interstate 80 corridor that will modernize ...
State fast-tracking $25 million for local government construction projects
The Illinois department tasked with the state’s economic development launched a program Tuesday providing grant funding to local governments for ...
Some lawmakers wary of plan to move foster children into managed care
The state of Illinois is about to overhaul the way it provides health care to an estimated 74,000 of the ...
Illinois Secure Choice program takes aim at ‘retirement crisis’
Illinois Secure Choice was created by state law in 2015, requiring businesses with 25 employees or more to offer retirement ...
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