| | 3521: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | To combat chronic diseases and the rising cost of health care, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is now accepting applications from communities ready to take on obesity and tobacco prevention in Illinois. IDPH invites local governments, school districts, community organizations, health departments and coalitions to visit the new We Choose Health website, www.wechoosehealth.illinois.gov, to learn how to apply for grant funding. | | | | Date Created: | 05 10 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 514**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043530 Original UID: 23054 FIRST WORD: How | |
| 3522: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 July | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In two education rankings, Illinois is an outlier. We are near the top of the list when it comes to the number of school districts in a state. And we are at the bottom when it comes to the states contribution to school funding. This feeds the perception that we are spending too much money on overhead, to the detriment of our students. The Classrooms First Commission was established almost a year ago by Public Act 97-0503 to study this concern and find ways to redirect spending to classrooms from administrative operations. | | | | Date Created: | 06 29 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043531 Original UID: 23049 FIRST WORD: Classrooms | |
| 3523: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The annual report contains the statistics that are available on workers' compensation in Illinois, including a comparison of Illinois to neighboring states and large industrial states. The report also includes budget information, highlights of the year, the agency's mission statement, and lists of board members. | | | | Date Created: | 06 29 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043532 Original UID: 23050 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 3524: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In April the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) conducted compliance checks around the state and visited 166 businesses licensed to sell liquor. They cited 31 licensees for violations of liquor control laws. Eighty-one percent of the licensees visited complied with Illinois liquor laws and refused to serve underage customers. | | | | Date Created: | 05 10 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 516**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043533 Original UID: 23055 FIRST WORD: Liquor | |
| 3525: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | SPRINGFIELD Firefighters from across the state gathered in Springfield to remember three firefighters who died in service and honor 21 other firefighters for their outstanding bravery and service to their communities during the 19th Annual Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Firefighting Medal of Honor Ceremony. | | | | Date Created: | 05 10 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 503**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043534 Original UID: 23056 FIRST WORD: Hundreds | |
| 3526: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Scott County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to Brian Hamer, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. | | | | Date Created: | 05 10 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 518**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043535 Original UID: 23057 FIRST WORD: Scott | |
| 3527: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Officials from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), the Cache River Wetlands Joint Venture Partnership, and volunteers from the Friends of the Cache River Watershed today joined Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon and students from Creal Springs Schools Wetland Warriors program in celebrating the reopening of the Section 8 Woods Nature Preserve Boardwalk at the Cache River State Natural Area in southern Illinois. | | | | Date Created: | 05 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 520**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043536 Original UID: 23058 FIRST WORD: Section | |
| 3528: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), the Friends of the World Shooting and Recreational Complex (WSRC) and the National Wild Turkey Federation - Turkey Bluffs Chapter are sponsoring a wingshooting clinic for youth and women on May 19-20 at the WSRC in Sparta. | | | | Date Created: | 05 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 522**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043537 Original UID: 23059 FIRST WORD: Youth/Womens | |
| 3529: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | May 11, 2012. Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider today announced that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will adjust its multi-year transportation program to include a $72-million commitment to constructing a new Interstate 74 bridge across the Mississippi River in Quad Cities. Governor Pat Quinn directed IDOT to include a significant construction commitment in the agencys current multi-year funding program for the new I-74 bridge. | | | | Date Created: | 05 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 523**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043538 Original UID: 23060 FIRST WORD: IDOT | |
| 3530: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | On Monday, May 14, 2012, newly appointed Illinois Department of Public Health Acting Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck will visit East St. Louis and meet with local health officials to discuss the public health system in Illinois, where it stands now and where health partners would like to see it go. The director will share his vision for the future of public health, addressing vulnerable populations, access to health care and chronic disease prevention. | | | | Date Created: | 05 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 519**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043539 Original UID: 23061 FIRST WORD: New | |
| 3531: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | On Monday, May 14, 2012, newly appointed Illinois Department of Public Health Acting Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck will begin convening local health officials in regional roundtables to discuss the public health system in Illinois, where it stands now and where health partners would like to see it go. The director will share his vision for the future of public health, addressing vulnerable populations, access to health care and chronic disease prevention. One of the directors priorities in preventing chronic disease is combating tobacco use and how the proposed cigarette tax can greatly help in this effort. Hear from state and local health officials as Dr. Hasbrouck tours the state working to improve public health in Illinois. | | | | Date Created: | 05 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 521**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043540 Original UID: 23062 FIRST WORD: New | |
| 3532: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the third case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rodent-spread disease, in Illinois. Final confirmatory testing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be available next week. The states first case, reported in 1996, was a northwestern Illinois man who died from the disease. The second case, in 2005, was a Kankakee County resident who had worked in a greenhouse. The third case is an Iroquois County resident who first exhibited symptoms in late April of this year and was hospitalized in May with fever and shortness of breath. The patient has been discharged from the hospital and is recovering. The individual became ill after cleaning out a structure where rodents were seen. | | | | Date Created: | 05 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 529**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043541 Original UID: 23063 FIRST WORD: Third | |
| 3533: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Bond County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to Brian Hamer, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. | | | | Date Created: | 05 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 527**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043542 Original UID: 23064 FIRST WORD: Bond | |
| 3534: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Revenue announces the final 2011 equalization factor of 2.9706 for Cook County. The department is required by law to calculate the factor, also called the multiplier, to achieve uniform property assessment throughout the state. The 2010 final equalization factor was 3.3000. | | | | Date Created: | 05 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 524**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043543 Original UID: 23065 FIRST WORD: Cook | |
| 3535: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Jefferson County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to Brian Hamer, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. | | | | Date Created: | 05 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 528**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043544 Original UID: 23066 FIRST WORD: Jefferson | |
| 3536: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Governor Pat Quinn will be a featured guest reader at the Chicago Childrens Theater and help kick off the Brown Bear, Brown Bear Book Drive for children in need. | | | | Date Created: | 05 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 525**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043545 Original UID: 23067 FIRST WORD: Governor's | |
| 3537: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Governor Pat Quinn will speak at the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Y-Me Race at your Pace and launch the Illinois Lotterys Ticket for the Cure. | | | | Date Created: | 05 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 526**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043546 Original UID: 23068 FIRST WORD: Governor's | |
| 3538: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 14 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is one of the sponsors of the 14th Annual Central Illinois Senior Celebration, Wednesday, May 16 at the IL State Fairgrounds - Orr Building, in Springfield. This month is Older Americans Month and the Central Illinois Senior Celebration is one of several events held this month in honor of people aged 60 and older. The daylong event will offer attendees entertainment, prizes and refreshments and older adults benefit from free health screenings and information. | | | | Date Created: | 05 14 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 535**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043547 Original UID: 23069 FIRST WORD: IL | |
| 3539: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 14 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois Department on Aging Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., praised advocates and caregivers in observance of National Nursing Home Week. This weeklong awareness campaign, as deemed by the American Health Care Association, runs the week after Mothers Day to honor the residents, family members, staff and volunteers who help nursing home residents. | | | | Date Created: | 05 14 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 537**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043548 Original UID: 23070 FIRST WORD: IL | |
| 3540: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 14 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Residents of eight northern Illinois counties can dispose of unwanted agrichemicals for free this year through the Illinois Department of Agricultures Agricultural Pesticide Clean Sweep program. | | | | Date Created: | 05 14 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 536**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043549 Original UID: 23071 FIRST WORD: IDOA | |
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