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The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) adopted new proposed advertising and marketing rules for sports wagering, casino and video gaming as well as addressed a number of regulatory matters during its regularly scheduled meeting today. "As part of the IGB's ongoing work to reassess existing rules and measure the effectiveness of gaming expansion implementation, the IGB amended the current advertising and marketing rules for sports wagering to include additional safeguards and requirements and also make those rules applicable for the first time to casino gambling and video gaming, said IGB Administrator Marcus D. Fruchter. "The new rules adopted today will provide uniform advertising regulation and standards across all Illinois' gaming markets under IGB jurisdiction."

Families with a Bright Start College Savings Program (Bright Start 529) will soon pay lower fees, gain access to low-cost, high-quality investments, and manage their accounts on a new phone app, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced Thursday. "We worked to ensure that more of a family's hard-earned savings goes toward the cost of college or a vocational school," Frerichs said. "I am a firm believer in continuous improvement, especially for a program as crucial to Illinois families as college savings. One of my proudest accomplishments as State Treasurer has been taking a troubled program and transforming it into one of the nation's best. I'm excited to announce today that we are making it even better."

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) awarded more than $6 million in grant funding to four recipients through the Home Illinois Workforce Pilot Program. This program is a partnership between DCEO, the Illinois Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH) and the Illinois Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and is funded through the Illinois Job Training and Economic Development Program (JTED).

The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor JB Pritzker that all person or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor of: Patriot Day

On September 1, 2022, the coal-fired Joppa Power Plant closed its doors after 70 years of operating. This event marked a significant shift for the residents of Joppa, a town of fewer than 400 residents. The end of operations at the Joppa Power Plant left a void in the community, but for one Joppa family, it also opened doors. Thanks to the Displaced Energy Worker Dependent Transition Scholarship Program, Noah Holland is now on his way to a career in Electrical Engineering, supported by the state’s commitment to reinvest in energy communities.