Jeanne Ives pointed out a variety of places she suggested that Democrats visit in Chicago during the party's national convention, saying, "Hopefully, the Democrats, who know how to spend other people’s money with no thought, will spend big while in Chicago during their national convention." She made the statement in an Aug. 18 report on Breakthrough Ideas.
Details about the Fiscal Year 2025 estimate for Personal Property Replacement Taxes ("PPRT") and a listing of the approximately 6,500 local taxing districts entitled to receive an allocation for Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025) are now available on our website.
The Illinois Conservation Police are investigating a boating accident at the LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area that resulted in the deaths of two Indiana men who had been fishing with their 7-year-old granddaughter.
Visitors to the Illinois State Fair are invited to explore a variety of new and long-standing fish- and fishing-related activities and exhibits in Conservation World during the final weekend of the 2024 Illinois State Fair, which closes on August 18.
Lil Wayne's concert at the Illinois State Fair Grandstand on Wednesday night set a new attendance record, drawing 15,427 attendees. This surpasses the previous record of 15,329 set by Jason Aldean in 2011.
Due to Thursday evening's weather forecast, the start time for the Jonas Brothers concert at the Illinois State Fair has been moved up to 7 p.m. Gates will open at 6 p.m., and the sold-out pre-show party will begin at 4:30 p.m.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 5.2 percent, while nonfarm payrolls rose by 12,900 in July, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released by IDES. The revised unemployment rate for June was 5.0 percent, unchanged from the preliminary figure. However, the June monthly change in payrolls was revised significantly from an initial report of a gain of 10,400 jobs to a loss of 4,300 jobs.
New additions to the Illinois State Museum's art collection are on display at its Lockport Gallery through Oct. 12, featuring works by artists Glen Davies, Evelyn Statsinger, Barbara Rossi, and Jaroslava Lialia Kuchma.
The annual Governor's Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair auctions off the best livestock as judged by competitions throughout the fair. Grand Champion is the highest distinction youth exhibiting livestock in Illinois can earn, and tonight, 10 exhibitors took home that title.