Slick, slippery conditions, much longer travel times expected
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Transportation is warning the public that winter weather will affect much of the state this evening through Wednesday, creating slick and slippery conditions, with some areas expected to receive up to 9 inches of snow. To prepare,...
Illinois students, communities to hold over 900 events as part of nation's largest-ever celebration of school choice
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has officially proclaimed January 24-30, 2016 as “School Choice Week in Illinois.” Governor Rauner joins more than two dozens other governors and 210 mayors and county...
With instances of unlicensed practice of massage therapy linked to dangerous criminal activity, such as human trafficking and prostitution, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is reminding the public that massage therapists must be licensed to practice in the State of Illinois.
Massage therapists are required...
Monday, October 19, 5:30 p.m.
SKOKIE –—Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center will welcome state legislators on Monday, October 19 to address the importance of Holocaust and genocide education for Illinois students and educators. The event is co-hosted by Senators Daniel Biss and Christine Radogno, and Representatives Laura Fine and Jim Durkin.
Education is the cornerstone of Illinois Holocaust...
CHICAGO - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring additional women and men to serve as Federal Air Marshals. Applications are being accepted now through Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
Federal Air Marshals detect, deter and defeat criminal, terrorist and hostile activities that target our nation’s transportation systems. They perform a critical role...
Washington, DC – On September 30th, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) introduced the Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act of 2015 and spoke on the House floor about his new legislation.
The bill subjects everyone to the individual mandate to carry insurance and lifts restrictions in the Affordable Care...
Champaign, Illinois — Venture philanthropists are dramatically reshaping public education policymaking in the U.S. by funding integrated networks of think tanks and advocacy organizations that work together to push through to implementation education laws that these wealthy donors favor, a new study suggests.
This trend is concerning because these policy...
CHICAGO (Feb. 4, 2020) – The Chicago Auto Show’s 29th annual First Look for Charity black-tie gala will take place on Friday, Feb. 7 from 7-11 p.m. at McCormick Place. Held the evening before the nation’s largest auto show opens to the public, First Look for Charity offers car...
Newly restored sculptures from Field’s collections depict world cultures, encourage conversation about race
Nearly a hundred years’ ago, scientific and cultural views of race were very different from what they are today. In 1930, The Field Museum commissioned artist Malvina Hoffman to travel the world and create sculptures documenting different...
Chicago – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate in April rose 0.1 percentage points to 6.6 percent and nonfarm payrolls increased by +5,400 jobs, based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and IDES.Overall job growth is...
