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pritzker Illinois

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Pritzker talks session timeline, programs, spending

Gun, abortion-related bills could wait until new year, depending on lawmaker support

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – In a series of downstate news conferences coinciding with the Illinois State Fair, Gov. JB Pritzker this week gave an update on the possibility of a special session, outlined new state infrastructure investments, and announced a new program for some Illinoisans over age 55. While the governor quickly announced he would call a special session after the landmark Supreme Court case Roe vs. Wade was overturned in June, lawmakers have thus far not scheduled any […]

todayAugust 16, 2022 1

Illinois Dan McConchie

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois lawmakers schedule Aug. 31 session to redraw legislative maps in light of census data

Republicans say the matter should go to a bipartisan commission

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Lawmakers will head back to the Capitol on Tuesday, Aug. 31, to consider changes to the legislative maps that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law earlier this year. Those maps – which set the new boundaries for the 118 state House and 59 state Senate districts for the next decade – were passed based on survey data in May, as the full U.S. Census block-level numbers were not made available until Aug. 12. The release […]

todayAugust 21, 2021 2

Illinois State Fair

Capital Area Region

State Fair to reopen with new attractions, indoor mask mandate

Officials hope for big crowds after one-year interruption

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – After a one-year interruption last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois State Fair in Springfield is set to reopen Thursday, Aug. 12, with some new attractions and new safety requirements. Among the new requirements, Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II said during a media briefing Friday, will be a mask mandate at all indoor venues. “It's important for fairgoers to know that we will be following (Centers for Disease Control and […]

todayAugust 7, 2021 2

Illinois

Missouri to lift all COVID-19 restrictions next week, Illinois not so much

Timeline for Illinois Stage 4 currently not known ST. LOUIS/SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Statewide restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer be in effect in the Show-Me State as of next week. This is according to a statement made Friday by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson. The lifting of these restrictions is part of the Phase 2 reopening that will go into effect this upcoming Tuesday, June 16, according to a report from FOX2Now. “Phase 2 means no statewide […]

todayJune 13, 2020 13

Illinois State Fair

Capital Area Region

Grandstand ticket sales for 166th Illinois State Fair breaking records

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In the first opening weekend of ticket sales, previous sale records were shattered for the entertainment slate on the Illinois Lottery grandstand during the 166th running of the Illinois State Fair. It was reported that $1.1 million in ticket sales were made over Easter weekend. The 28,000-plus tickets sold over the weekend surpasses a previous sales high of 17,390 and overall grandstand ticket sales of 59,023 set in 2017. “Our state fair brings people together from […]

todayApril 24, 2019 261

Snoop Dogg

Capital Area Region

Snoop Dogg to headline Illinois State Fair

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- Snoop Dogg will perform August 16 on the grandstand stage during the 2019 Illinois State Fair. Snoop Dogg, an award-winning musician and entertainer, joins headliners Pentatonix, an acapella group, and Dan + Shay, a country duo. The 2019 Illinois State Fair runs from August 8-18 in Springfield. Tickets for Snoop Dogg's performance range from $25 to $55. Tickets for grandstand concerts go on sale this spring. Snoop Dogg has put out 17 studio albums and […]

todayFebruary 24, 2019 24

Business & Lifestyle

Which Illinois State Fair Grandstand concerts made, lost the most money?

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- While country music is usually a staple in the Illinois State Fair Grandstand concert lineup, they were outshone by two completely different types of music -- a cappella and heavy metal -- which drove ticket sales to record levels. Fair officials recently released detailed financial information about this year's shows. Profitable concerts In nine shows held at the Grandstand, the fair came out with a profit of nearly $246,000 -- with nearly $2.07 million in tickets […]

todaySeptember 16, 2017 11

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