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This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter previews Governor Pritzker's State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026 Budget Address being delivered on Wednesday, includes highlighted ISACo-tracked bills posted for committee hearings this week, invites county officials and staff to register for County Lobby Day, includes insights from the Strengthening Public Health in Illinois Webinar featuring Dr. Sameer Vohra from last week, conveys registration information about the March 1-4 National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference, announces upcoming NACo webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo corporate partner Public Surplus and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter announces ISACo’s 2025 Legislative Agenda and corresponding bill numbers, includes information on a transit reform bill filed in the Illinois Senate, highlights ISACo's tracked bill system, invites county officials and staff to participate in an ISACo webinar opportunity regarding public health goals and vaccine communication strategies for county health departments featuring Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Sameer Vohra, makes county officials and staff aware that Governor JB Pritzker will deliver the SFY 2026 Budget Address next week, shares information about federal flood mitigation assistance grants, reports on more than $1 billion earned in Gaming Tax Revenue in 2024, provides cannabis sales information for 2024, links to articles ISACo staff is reading to stay informed, conveys information about the upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference, announces an upcoming NACo webinar opportunity, highlights ISACo corporate partner Nationwide and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter celebrates Black History Month, announces County Lobby Day and invites county officials and staff to join the event, provides an update on the pause of certain federal funds, reports on over $30 million awarded to Illinois regional sites across the state for the Regional Site Readiness Program Grant Awards, includes information on funding awarded towards Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) projects, shares grant fund information on the Birth Equity Iniative Program, highlights an upcoming ISACo Webinar opportunity regarding public health goals and vaccine communication strategies for county health departments featuring Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Sameer Vohra, links to articles ISACo staff is reading to stay informed, conveys information about the upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference, highlights ISACo corporate partner IPRIME™ and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter features the latest episode of the Counties Count! Video Podcast, announces 2025 County Lobby Day, makes county officials and staff aware of a class action lawsuit regarding overcharged swipe fees on credit cards, conveys that Republican State Senator Dan McConchie has announced his retirement, reports on Illinois' employment rates for the month of December, highlights an upcoming ISACo Webinar opportunity regarding public health goals and vaccine communication strategies for county health departments featuring Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Sameer Vohra, congratulates the NACo Academy graduates and encourages readers to sign up for the next leadership academy, links to articles ISACo staff is reading to stay informed, invites county officials and staff to join an ISACo Policy Committee, conveys information about the upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference and Illinois Counties Dinner, announces upcoming NACo webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo corporate partner Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes a Spring Legislative Session update, shares ISACo's 2025 Legislative Agenda, highlights an upcoming ISACo Webinar opportunity regarding public health goals and vaccine communication strategies for county health departments featuring Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Sameer Vohra, makes county officials and staff aware that counties may be eligible to recoup funds for credit card swipe overcharges in a class action lawsuit, reports on the Flood Mitigation Assistance Swift Current Grant Program, includes the Illinois Department of Revenue's (IDOR) Local Government Newsletter, shares what ISACo staff is reading to stay informed, invites county officials and staff to join an ISACo Policy Committee, conveys information about the upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference, announces upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo's corporate partnership with Mahoney, Silverman and Cross, LLC and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter summarizes key fiscal issues confronting Illinois in 2025, provides information about a new House pension appropriation committee, shares grant funding opportunities, announces that Illinois has been selected for a new federal maternal health program, links to articles ISACo staff is reading to stay informed, conveys information about the upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference, highlights ISACo corporate partner United Healthcare and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter shares a 2025 "Lame Duck" session update, provides important spring session dates for 2025, includes the 2024 Public Acts Report and new laws going into effect in 2025, links to the 2024 December County Quarterly, announces ISACo’s 2025 Legislative Agenda and County Platform, invites county officials and staff to join an ISACo Policy Committee, includes what ISACo staff is reading to stay informed, encourages county officials and staff to register for the upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) 2025 Legislative Conference in Washington D.C., highlights ISACo corporate partner Comcast and invites counties to join ISACo. 

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter wishes our readers a safe and enjoyable holiday season, shares new laws going into effect in 2025, recaps the 2024 ISACo Annual Luncheon and shares photos from the event, announces the 2025 Lame Duck and Spring Session dates, highlights the pay transparency law going into effect in 2025, makes county officials and staff aware of the minimum wage increase taking effect next year, reports on the pay stub requirement that all Illinois employers must follow next year, includes a list of grant recipients for local parks across the state, shares what ISACo staff is reading to stay informed, highlights ISACo corporate partner PMA-IPRIME and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes information about energy efficiency and conservation block grant funding, highlights Illinois' new winter weather rule, provides information on a leadership program designed for government leaders, invites county officials and staff to join an ISACo Policy Committee, shares what ISACo staff is reading to stay informed, announces upcoming National Association of Counties (NACo) webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo corporate partner GovText Ascendant App. and invites counties to join ISACo.

This week's Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) News and Views e-newsletter includes a Veto Session update, congratulates the November NACo Leadership Academy graduates and invites county officials to sign up for the next January cohort, makes readers aware of open applications for the 2025 Supportive Housing Institute, reports on grant money awarded to certified local tourism and convention bureaus across the state, invites county officials and staff to join an ISACo Policy Committee, shares what ISACo staff is reading to stay informed, reminds county officials to register for the 2025 National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference in Washington D.C., announces upcoming NACo webinar opportunities, highlights ISACo corporate partner Intergovernmental Personnel Benefit Cooperative (IPBC) and invites counties to join ISACo.