Press release: Due to the high unemployment rate caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act will take effect beginning July 1st.
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Press Release: With the Fourth of July just around the corner, law enforcement throughout the state are taking part in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign to keep impaired drivers off the roads. The stepped-up effort will extend through July 6.
Press release: The property assessment equalization factor (the multiplier) is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law.
Press Release: Fifty years ago today, the Illinois Environmental Protection Act took effect and established the Illinois Pollution Control Board and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to implement the environmental protections as set forth in the landmark statute.
Press Release: The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that lanes that have been closed for construction will reopen, where possible, for the Fourth of July holiday to minimize travel disruption.
Press Release: Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan F. Kelly announced today the State has achieved a 33% overall reduction in the Biology/DNA forensic backlog.