<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Illinois IGNN: State/All News</title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/news/</link><description>The Illinois Government News Network (IGNN) section is your online source for news from the State of Illinois. Choose from the IGNN Links on the right to locate press releases in the categories that are of interest to you, or use the search the news feature to locate specific press releases or a different topic of releases. For other media, access the Illinois Information Service (IIS) Radio page for digital radio feeds and news soundbites.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright &#169; 2012 State of Illinois</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:32:04 CST</pubDate><ttl>2</ttl><webMaster>cms.rss@illinois.gov</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:32:04 CST</lastBuildDate><image>  <title>IGNN</title>  <link>http://www.illinois.gov/news/</link>  <url>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/images/IGNN133x45.jpg</url>  <width>133</width>  <height>45</height>   </image><!-- Note: You can get the HTML version by replacing .xml to .htm --><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Breaks Ground on $37.8 Million State Police Forensic Laboratory in Belleville - New Building Will Create 260 Jobs and Provide State-of-the-Art Forensic Capability for Area Law Enforcement]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&#x26;RecNum=10024</link><description><![CDATA[BELLEVILLE – February 10, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by state and local officials to break ground on the $37.8 million State Police Metro-East Forensic Science Laboratory in Belleville, a facility that will provide the Illinois State Police with enhanced crime-solving abilities.  As part of the Governor’s ongoing commitment to improving public safety in Illinois, the facility will also give police agencies throughout the region a valuable tool for their criminal investigations. The project is creating approximately 260 construction jobs and is expected to be completed in 2013.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">CE9A6FB2BECC2D235E62B125E9260102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs to honor Aurora resident as its ‘Veteran of the Month’]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&#x26;RecNum=10023</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO –The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) next week will honor Richard C. Irvin, an Aurora resident and U.S. Army veteran, as its February 2012 “Veteran of the Month” during a ceremony at 6 p.m. (CST) next Tuesday (February 14, 2012) at the Aurora City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place, 2nd floor, in Aurora.“Service to country and community go hand-in-hand with Richard Irvin,” said IDVA Director Erica Borggren. “After serving in the Middle East, he embarked on an impressive career in public service. Richard is the quintessential example of the type of individual that the ‘Veteran of the Month’ award is designed to honor.”]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">7B8BC3700CE886E8627F41E799FE764F</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Launches New Education Initiative to Support Economic Growth - Public-Private Partnership with Business and Education Communities to Focus on STEM Learning and Provide Students with College and Career Readiness]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&#x26;RecNum=10020</link><description><![CDATA[BLOOMINGTON – February 9, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today joined business and education leaders to launch the Illinois Pathways Initiative, an innovative public-private partnership between Illinois’ public education institutions and the business community to foster Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) learning. Funded through the state’s secured Race to the Top funds, Illinois Pathways will help prepare students for college and careers in new and growing fields. As part of Governor Quinn’s agenda to reform and improve education in Illinois, this initiative will provide for strong collaboration in Illinois’ business and education communities to prepare students for the jobs of today and tomorrow.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">C1722A7941D61AAD6E651A35B65A9C3E</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Proclaims Thousand Cankers Disease A Threat To Illinois' Walnut Trees]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&#x26;RecNum=10021</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Governor Pat Quinn has proclaimed Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) to be a viable threat to Illinois’ native Black Walnut tree population.  Quinn approved regulatory measures this month to restrict the movement of potentially-infested products into Illinois as a preventative measure to protect the economical and environmental well-being of Illinois’ walnut tree industry.“Illinois has 2.3 million acres of forests that may contain black walnut and be susceptible to this disease,” H.W. Devlin, Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, said.  “Though TCD currently is not known to be here, these measures were warranted to protect our state’s walnut resources.”]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">F702DEFBC67EDB455949F46BABAB0C18</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois Joins Multi-State Settlement with Five National Banks - More than $1 Billion in Mortgage Relief for Illinois Families]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&#x26;RecNum=10019</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – February 9, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois mortgage regulators have joined with their counterparts across the country to accept the terms of a national settlement with five of the nation’s largest banks. Under the settlement, more than $1 billion will go to help struggling Illinois homeowners and those affected by improper foreclosures.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">73C730319CF839F143BF40954448CE39</guid></item></channel></rss>
