Prairie State Wire

Illinois State Fair entertainment cost $435K; $60K for Dustin Lynch

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 22, 2017

Country music singer Dustin Lynch ($60,000), New Jersey rock band Blues Traveler ($40,000) and 70's English act Foghat ($25,000) were the three highest-paid music acts at the 2017 Illinois State Fair, according to a public notice filed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

Rauner signs bill to prevent police-pension 'double dipping'

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 30, 2017

Police officers will not longer be able to “double dip” into the same pension fund thanks to legislation signed recently by Gov. Bruce Rauner, according to the Illinois Republican Party.

Law enforcement says TRUST Act does not make Illinois a sanctuary for criminals

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 29, 2017

Law-enforcement officers throughout Illinois have offered their support of Senate Bill 31, which Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law on Monday and which some have argued turns Illinois into a so-called sanctuary state.