Springfield News
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Illinois’ former Chief Technology Officer Michael Wons was fined more than $193,000 for violating Illinois’ revolving door law when he accepted a job in the private sector after exiting former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration where he helped create the state’s Department of Innovation and Technology.
Illinois’ first chief technology officer has been fined more than $193,000 for violating the state’s revolving door law after he left Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration for the private sector. -
After the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) signed off on scrap metal processor General Iron’s move from Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood to Chicago’s Southeast Side last week, state lawmakers and environmental groups are vowing to keep fighting against the move at the city level.
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A new report published Thursday by @CleanJobsMW found Illinois has lost more than 17,000 jobs in the renewable energy sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. The industry is asking for more state and federal investments in clean energy to “kickstart” the nation’s economy.
Illinois lost 17,457 jobs in the renewable energy sector from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report published Thursday. -
The Illinois Tollway’s Board of Directors on Thursday voted to significantly decrease unpaid toll violation fees and give temporary amnesty to those with missed toll payments during the first three months of Covid-19.
The Illinois Tollway on Thursday approved significant decreases in late fees for unpaid violations and a temporary amnesty program for unpaid tolls during the first three months of the coronavirus pandemic. -
The Illinois Supreme Court’s Rules Committee on Wednesday was urged to adopt a change to the way eviction proceedings are done in Illinois, forcing landlords to file documents the legal aid community contends are often left out of court proceedings to the detriment of tenants.
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Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday awarded $50 million in grant funds for 28 broadband internet projects throughout Illinois — the completion of the first round of grants in an ambitious $420 million broadband expansion plan the governor plans to execute during his first term in office.
Gov. JB Pritzker confers with Matt Schmit, Director of DCEO's Office of Broadband at a Geneseo farm on Wednesday where the governor announced the first $50 million in broadband grants. [Courtesy of Pritzker’s office] -
Despite emergency rules put in place by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration nearly four weeks ago mandating that long-term care facilities put coronavirus testing plans in place, the head of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Tuesday acknowledged the state does not know whether those plans were actually made.
