21 Dec 2017

Governor takes bill action on Dec 15, 2017

By Elizabeth Tomev

SPRINGFIELD (Dec. 15, 2017) – Governor Bruce Rauner took action today on the following bills:

Bill No.: SB 0061

An Act Concerning Civil Law

Action: Signed

Effective: January 1, 2018

 

Bill No.: SB 0868

An Act Concerning Civil Law

Action: Signed

Effective: January 1, 2018

 

Bill No.: SB 1103

An Act Concerning State Government

21 Dec 2017

Illinois National Guard Airmen Return From Hurricane Relief Duty in Puerto Rico

By Illinois National Guard

Airmen from Springfield, Peoria and Scott Air Force Base

EDWARDSVILLE, IL (12/15/2017) (readMedia)-- Approximately 35 Airmen from the Illinois Air National Guard's Springfield-based 183nd Wing, Peoria-based 182nd Airlift Wing and the 126th Air Refueling Wing on Scott Air Force Base who were performing hurricane relief missions in Puerto Rico returned to Illinois last night (Dec. 14) aboard one of the 126th Air Refueling Wing's KC-135 aircraft.

21 Dec 2017

Hy-Vee Employees, Local First Responders Give Away 500 Hams for the Holidays in Moline

By Christina Gayman

MOLINE, Illinois (Dec. 18, 2017) — As part of its Hy-Vee Hams for the Holidays campaign, Moline Hy-Vee employees and local first responders distributed 500 Hormel® Cure 81® hams on Tuesday, Dec. 19, to benefit families in need this holiday season.

21 Dec 2017

Pepsi MidAmerica – a company ‘Born, Built, Grown’ in Illinois – unveils Bicentennial Pepsi can

By Elizabeth Tomev

Gov. Rauner pops the first Illinois Bicentennial Pepsi can

MARION (Dec. 15, 2017) — Gov. Bruce Rauner today joined Pepsi MidAmerica COO John Rains to unveil the limited edition Illinois Bicentennial Pepsi can and pop open the first edition to come off the production line.

21 Dec 2017

Davenport Solid Waste Collection - Christmas 2017

By Jennifer Nahra

Solid waste collection will be one day late all week, the week of Christmas, December 25.  Residents may set out up to three extra bags of garbage without an extra garbage sticker on their regular collection day the week following Christmas; Tuesday, December 26 through Saturday, December 30.   Place extra bags next to the cart.

21 Dec 2017

Q&A: Opioid Public Health Crisis with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

By Grassley Press

Q: Why is the opioid epidemic considered a public health crisis?

21 Dec 2017

Upper Iowa University named Military Friendly Top 10 Gold School

By Karl Easttorp

FAYETTE, IA (12/15/2017) Upper Iowa University announced today that it has been named a Military Friendly® Top 10 Gold School Award recipient for 2018. Victory Media, originator of the family of Military Friendly® employment, entrepreneurship and education resources for veterans and their families, has announced its special awards for 2018 Military Friendly® Schools and Employers. UIU ranked 10th and received its Gold rating in the private university, not offering a doctorate category.

21 Dec 2017

Crafternoon: Crafts for Kids at the Davenport Library

By PR & Marketing Team Davenport Public Library

Join us on Mondays in January and February for Crafternoon where kids get a chance to be creative and have fun. Crafts include a pinecone hedgehog, crayon watercolor painting, pop art self-portraits, button art, a paper birdcage and mixed media newspaper art. Meet us at Fairmount (3000 Fairmount) on Mondays at 4:00pm for an hour of crafty fun!

20 Dec 2017

Loebsack Statement on House Passage of Ryan-McConnell Tax Plan

By Joe Hand

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after the House passed the final version of the Ryan-McConnell Tax Plan.

20 Dec 2017

Report: Taxpayers Lost Billions as Hundreds of Drugs Misclassified Under Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement on a report released by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) that showed 885 drugs were potentially misclassified under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, resulting in billions in lost taxpayer dollars.

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