Illinois
Illinois Issues First Round of Cannabis Shop Licenses
The State of Illinois on Friday awarded 149 of the 185 cannabis dispensary licenses selected in thr...Read more
Illinois Film and TV Production Hits Record High
Although many industries in the Chicago region haven’t fully rebounded from the pandemic, the cit...Read more
Illinois Launches Marketing Campaign Touting State’s Competitive Edge
Intersect Illinois, the public-private business recruitment arm of the state, has launched a multim...Read more
Illinois-Based Companies Partner on Sustainable Jet Fuel Plant
LanzaJet, a sustainable aviation fuel technology provider and producer, has entered into a memorand...Read moreIllinois On Track to Lift Indoor Mask Mandate at Month’s End
Illinois is on track to lift the statewide indoor mask requirement on Monday, Feb. 28, Gov. JB Prit...Read more
Illinois Leads Midwest for Business Startups
Illinois is leading the Midwest, and is among the top 10 states nationally, in business startups, t...Read more
Pritzker Touts State’s Progress in Repairing Structural Deficit
Illinois has made significant improvement in its structural deficit, the Pritzker administration ...Read morePritzker Unveils Program to Attract Employers in High-Growth Industries
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DC...Read more
Illinois Economic Development Arm Names New CEO
Intersect Illinois, the statewide economic development organization, has named Dan Seals as it...Read more
Pritzker Imposes Statewide Mask Mandate, Vaccine Requirement for High-Risk Groups
With COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates continuing to increase, especially downstate...Read morePritzker Signs Bill Expanding Affordable Housing Statewide
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 2621 into law, creating new financing programs and tax ...Read more
Bill to Phase Out Coal-Fired Plants Poised for Illinois Senate Vote
Illinois State Senate President Don Harmon said Monday he expects a vote as early as next week on a...Read more
Home Sales in Illinois, Chicago Post Massive Year-Over-Year Gains
Statewide home sales across Illinois—including single-family homes and condominiums—totaled 16,...Read more
Illinois Will Provide $1.5B in Assistance to Hard-Hit Renters and Landlords
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday that the state would make $1.5 billion in housing assistance ...Read more
Illinois Entering Next-to-Last Phase of Reopening
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed Thursday that the entire sta...Read more
Pritzker Aims for Full Illinois Reopening on June 11
Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday that Illinois will move into the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois...Read more
Amazon Boosted Illinois Workforce by 72% in 2020
Amazon bucked the trend among employers in Illinois during 2020, adding 15,000 employees to increase...Read more
Illinois Achieves Full Statewide Eligibility for Vaccine
Residents aged 16 and older in all Illinois counties are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccin...Read morePritzker Stands By Imposition of Statewide Mask Mandate
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois Gov. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he has no real second thoug...Read more