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The Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting the 31st “Today’s Challenge, Tomorrow’s Reward” conference on May 9 and 10 at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. The longtime conference hosted by IDOT’s Office of Business and Workforce Diversity provides female- and minority-owned businesses with opportunities to make connections and develop skills to grow and succeed.

Our partners at the National Association of Counties (NACo) have completed a major update of their analysis of Treasury’s Final Rule for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fiscal Recovery Fund. The updated analysis includes, but is not limited to the following: (1) clarifying information on eligible/ineligible uses we have received from Treasury, including capital expenditures; (2) a deeper dive on the provisions around revenue loss allocations; (3) the Treatment of loans; and (4) reporting requirements and background information on federal Uniform Guidance/2 CFR Part 200.

On December 17, 2021, Governor JB Pritzker signed an omnibus gaming bill into law. The new law includes multiple provisions, including an amendment to the Video Gaming Act that allows non-home rule units of government to increase video gaming fees up to $250 per terminal (currently $25). Click on the title for additional information.

On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed SB 2408 into law as P.A. 102-0662. The new clean energy law is the product of an agreement between environmental groups, labor organizations and other stakeholders. Click on the title of this story for more information.

On August 20, 2021, Governor JB Pritzker extended the state's disaster declaration and re-issued several COVID-19 Executive Orders (EO). Click the title of this story for links to the declaration and most recent EO that includes the extensions to previous EOs.