Dr. Marc Kiehna joins 19 other coal community leaders and eight community teams selected to participate in the Building Resilient Economies in Coal Communities initiative.

Upcoming one-day collection events will allow Illinois residents to safely dispose of unused hazardous products

Illinois Counties hold the top spot for production in both crops

Paid Leave for Workers Act signed into law by Governor Pritzker

Implementation of the new 861 area code starts February 24th

Summary data helps Illinois OSHA to identify and monitor trends related to work-related injuries and illnesses.

Illinois' COVID-19 public health emergency will end on May 11th

New rights include time off to grieve family members, for pregnancy and adoption-related loss

Minimum wage for Ilinois workers rose to $13 an hour on New Year's Day

Two new area code announcements made by the Illinois Commerce Commission

Two town hall meetings scheduled in December to explain flooding disaster assistance

Announced launch of statewide PACE program to spur commercial investment in clean energy renovations and new construction

Over $1 billion in funding to be awarded over four years to state and local governments across the country.

The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold open houses throughout the state to share information about available snow-and-ice removal positions and also provide assistance in submitting applications which must be completed online by September 12th.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources to host three public meetings in August.

Fire at Ohio disposal facility results in IEPA suspending household hazardous waste collections statewide.

The National Association of Counties announces new resources to support and elevate county solutions to the opiod crisis

IDOT's Multi-Year Program provides improvement plan for state's transportation system within proposed six-year program.

Reported cases of confirmed or presumptive monkeypox virus in Illinois is currently the third most in the country.

Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam and Rock Island Counties receive Grade Crossing Protection Funds.

A tireless advocate for local government issues for decades, Mike McCreery retires as UCCI Executive Director

National Association of Counties reports on key takeaways of new program and county eligibility for BIP funding to replace and rehabilitate our country's bridges.

New legislation allows for the implementation of design-build delivery method on highway construction projects

Illinois lawmakers appropriate an additional $500,000 dedicated to 'Farm Family Resource Initiatives' to help farmers in need.

Co-Responders Pilot Program to launch in four Illinois cities in the next six months.