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October 6, 2023 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS: Agency Transitions:  Theresa Eagleson, Director of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services will step down at the end of 2023. The Governor appointed Lizzy Whitehorn, who currently serves…

September 29, 2023 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS: Gubernatorial Appointments: The Governor appointed the following: ·        Sharon Bush will serve as a member of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. ·        Terrance B. McGann will continue to serve as…

September 22, 2023 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS: Small Equipment Grant Program: Applications are now open for the Small Equipment Grant Program through the Office of the State Fire Marshall. The OSFM will award $4 million to…

September 15, 2023 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS: Staff Transitions: Deputy Governor Sol Flores, who has served as Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services since the beginning of the Governor’s first term in January of 2019,…

September 9, 2023 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS: Healthcare Benefits for Immigrants: The Department of Healthcare and Family Services filed a provider notice on Tuesday instructing providers to not charge cost sharing for individuals in the Health…

August 25, 2023 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS: Water Infrastructure Grants: The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued more than $571 million in water infrastructure loans to local governments and water districts for the fourth quarter of Fiscal…