Illinois state parks draw highest number of visitors in more than a decade
Illinois state parks had more than 41 million visitors in 2024
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Recent incidents prompt heightened Statehouse security
Amid rising threats, Illinois Statehouse implements enhanced security screening measures for most visitors, causing potential delays.
‘The great show in the sky’: Solar eclipse will once again drive Illinois tourism
Previous eclipse in 2017 generated up to $18 million in visitor spending.
Illinois hotels report record revenues for fiscal year 2023
On Monday Gov. JB Pritzker, the state’s legislative leadership and representatives of the hospitality industry announced that hotels in Illinois ...
Newly signed laws include creation of tourism districts, criminal justice reforms
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed 15 bills into law, tackling policy areas from tourism to prison reform and making ...
Tourism and hospitality leaders call for state support, guidance amid COVID-19 recovery
Leaders from the state’s tourism and hospitality industry asked legislators for additional support and reopening guidance during a Thursday committee ...
Tourism decline could put state on hook for McCormick Place bonds
A drastic drop in tourism and convention revenues in the Chicago area brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic could put ...
Capitol Briefs: Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019
A bill that would slash local property taxes by 10 percent over the next two years has been introduced in ...
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