Prairie State Wire

Wirepoints' Glennon sums up exodus from Illinois: Taxes, debt, crime, corruption, discrimination

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 28, 2019

Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon says there's no mystery behind Illinois’ rapidly falling population, which one recent report has at nearly 160,000 departures over the past five years.

ILLINOIS GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Pritzker Signs Historic Bipartisan $45 Billion Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan

By Press release submission | Jun 28, 2019

By Fixing Crumbling Roads and Bridges, Plan Will Support and Create an Estimated 540,000 Jobs in Every Corner of the State

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT ON AGING: Celebrates Pride, Announces New Inclusive Intake Forms

By Press release submission | Jun 28, 2019

During LGBT Pride Month, The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) announced that it will include sexual orientation and gender identity questions in its referral and intake processes, expanding the Department's commitment to LGBT older Illinoisans.

Sen. Morrison's quip to gun owner evokes crowd's applause, Breitbart's scrutiny, ISRA's resolve

By Brent Zell | Jun 27, 2019

An Illinois state senator's comments about the potential confiscation of guns from their owners has gained national attention but came as no surprise to the executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA).

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: IDOA Introduces Prevented Planting Cover Crop Initiative

By Press release submission | Jun 27, 2019

Due to the extreme wet weather conditions experienced this growing season, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has introduced a targeted cover crop initiative program.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY: 2019 Governor's Export Awards Winners Announced

By Press release submission | Jun 27, 2019

Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton and Erin Guthrie, Acting Director of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced the recipients of the 2019 Governor's Export Awards during a ceremony at the Union League of Chicago on June 26th.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: State Inspectors Add Safety to Summer Fun

By Press release submission | Jun 27, 2019

Thousands of rides and attractions inspected each year

Medical coalition forms PACT to oppose bill threatening anesthesia standards, patient safety

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 25, 2019

Rockford anesthesiologist Dr. Lisa Solomon thinks she has the perfect illustration to support her argument against a bill in the Illinois House that would allow appropriately certified registered nurses to administer anesthesia without doctor supervision.

Health care groups form the Preserve Anesthesia Care Team to maintain standard safety protocols

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 25, 2019

A consortium of seven anesthesia care organizations have combined to form the Preserve Anesthesia Care Team (PACT), a group committed “to maintaining a physician-led, team-based approach” to providing anesthesia care to patients across the state.

Breen calls on Illinoisans 'to be as huge and vigorous' as before in parental notification fight

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 24, 2019

Peter Breen, vice president and senior counsel for the Thomas More Society, argues that legislation to eliminate a parent’s right to know if their child is planning to undergo an abortion is so radical that not even many pro-abortion supporters can rally behind it.

From Carbondale Reporter

OEIG report: Former SIU president Dunn mismanaged hires of chancellor’s family members

By Glenn Minnis | 6 years ago

A new Office of the Executive Inspector General (OEIG) report finds that former Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (SIUC) President Dr. Randy Dunn “improperly negotiated” several hires during his tenure as well as violated certain established hiring procedures.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Workplace Fatigue Is Nothing to Yawn At

By Press release submission | Jun 21, 2019

Illinois Department of Labor Director Michael Kleinik joined with state and national safety experts to highlight the serious dangers posed by fatigue in the workplace, a growing problem and a focus of National Safety Month.

Possible legal challenges to sweeping new abortion law limited in scope, pro-life legal expert says

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 20, 2019

Legal challenges to the newly minted Reproductive Health Act (RHA) that lifts all restrictions on abortion in Illinois will come in response to narrow applications of the law, Clarke Forsythe, senior counsel at Americans United for Life, told Prairie State Wire.

IDES: Illinois 3-Month Average Payrolls Up in May

By Press release submission | Jun 20, 2019

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that nonfarm payrolls were down -2,400 jobs over-the-month and the unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in May, unchanged from the prior two months, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released by IDES. The

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS: Governor Pritzker Celebrate Juneteenth Day

By Press release submission | Jun 19, 2019

Department Honors Three Illinoisans Who Fight for Justice and Equity

ILLINOIS BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION: Increase To Illinois Higher Education Is A Move In The Right Direction

By Press release submission | Jun 18, 2019

Higher education officials are relieved to see a budget increase for next year, plus a new capital program for repairs and new construction.

Truth in Accounting: Pritzker budget 'at least $4.9 billion out of balance'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 18, 2019

Truth in Accounting founder Sheila Weinberg views the new $40 billion state spending plan that Gov. J.B. Pritzker has touted as a “real balanced budget” in the same light as all the previous budgets that have long kept Illinois in the red.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT PUBLIC HEALTH: Expands Newborn Screening

By Press release submission | Jun 17, 2019

Adrenoleukodystrophy added as the 48th disorder

Pritzker’s claims of paying down pension debt “simply dishonest,” fiscal watchdog says

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 17, 2019

The recently approved state budget hardly makes Illinois the beacon of fiscal prudence that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and legislative leaders claim it is, budgetary analysts at Wirepoints say.

ISRA commends gun owners for fighting for their Second Amendment rights at Deerfield Town Hall

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 14, 2019

Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) leaders recently saluted members for turning out en masse for an End-of-Session Town Hall meeting in Deerfield hosted by anti-gun rights state Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield).