Illinois implemented at least two new policies or incentives supporting energy efficiency during 2021, according to data obtained from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE).
In 2021, Illinois had 136,968 OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries, ranking it the seventh highest in the United States by number of beneficiaries, according to the Social Security Administration.
On this day in 1783, George Washington appeared before Congress at the statehouse in Annapolis to resign his military commission at the end of the Revolutionary War.
Late on the afternoon of December 23, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the approximately 1.7 trillion‐dollar omnibus spending package, which now awaits President Biden’s signature
Over the summer, the Biden administration successfully slashed illegal immigration from Haiti by letting Haitians apply for asylum at legal crossing points along the U.S.-Mexico border.
There were 100 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Illinois in the week ending Dec. 24, making up 4.7% of total deaths by all causes in Illinois.