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News from August 2024

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Medicaid Advisory Committee, Public Education Subcommittee met Aug. 21

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 20, 2024

Medicaid Advisory Committee, Public Education Subcommittee met Wednesday, Aug. 21

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Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Statewide Citizen's Committee on Abuse and Neglect met Aug. 21

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 20, 2024

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Statewide Citizen's Committee on Abuse and Neglect met Wednesday, Aug. 21

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Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Child Support Advisory Committee met Aug. 20

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 20, 2024

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Child Support Advisory Committee met Tuesday, Aug. 20

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Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Illinois Children's Justice Task Force met Aug. 19

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 20, 2024

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Illinois Children's Justice Task Force met Monday, Aug. 19

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Illinois Liquor Control Commission met Aug. 14

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 20, 2024

Illinois Liquor Control Commission met Wednesday, Aug. 14

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Jeanne Ives: 'There's no place like Chicago!'

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 20, 2024

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.

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Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task Force will meet August 20

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Aug 20, 2024

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Holistic Mental Health Care for Youth in Care Task Force will meet at 11 a.m Tuesday, August 20.

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Fiscal year 2025 estimate for replacement taxes released

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 20, 2024

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.

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Illinois Conservation Police investigate fatal boating accident at LaSalle Lake

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 19, 2024

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.

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Who made the biggest political contributions in Illinois during week ending June 29?

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 19, 2024

The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending June 29 found here.

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Top campaign contribution recipients in Illinois as of week ending Aug. 17

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 18, 2024

The following political organizations received the most campaign contributions in Illinois as of week ending Aug. 17.

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Fishing events featured during final weekend of Illinois State Fair

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 16, 2024

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.

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Illinois Comptroller suspends payments over Dolton's failure to file financial reports

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 15, 2024

The Illinois Office of Comptroller has suspended offset payments to the Village of Dolton due to a failure to file necessary annual reports. For approximately two years, Dolton's administration under Mayor Tiffany Henyard has not submitted required documents, including an annual financial report, a financial audit, and three Tax Increment Financing District (TIF) reports.

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Illinois sees rise in unemployment but gains in nonfarm payrolls

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 15, 2024

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has reported an increase in the state's unemployment rate to 5.2% in July, a rise of 0.2 percentage points from June. This comes alongside an increase in nonfarm payrolls by 12,900 jobs during the same period, based on preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Lil Wayne breaks Illinois State Fair Grandstand attendance record

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 15, 2024

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.

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Jonas Brothers concert rescheduled due to weather forecast

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 15, 2024

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.

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Illinois sees rise in payroll jobs but increase in unemployment rate for July

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 15, 2024

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.

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Illinois State Museum showcases new art acquisitions at Lockport Gallery

By Prairie State Wire | Aug 15, 2024

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.

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Illinois State Board of Education met Aug. 14

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 14, 2024

Illinois State Board of Education met Wednesday, Aug. 14

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Illinois State Board of Education, Performance Evaluation Advisory Council will meet Aug. 16

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 14, 2024

Illinois State Board of Education, Performance Evaluation Advisory Council will meet at 9 a.m., Friday, Aug. 16