The #Illinois Responsible Outdoor Lighting Control Act has been passed by the state Senate and House of Representatives. Now it's on to @govpritzker for his signature.
@mgarraha Although it didn't happen this year, there is a movement afoot to re-run California AB 2382 from the 2022 session (https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2382/id/2599697) which the California Assembly passed but Gov. Newsom vetoed as an unfunded mandate. Maybe next year.
This July, my alma mater, Univ of Illinois, is hosting a five-day workshop on open science and research software engineering
The workshop focuses on helping early-career researchers (e.g, grad students, post-docs) level up from capable programmers to rock stars of accessible, open science
Best of all it's being organized by the brilliant Madicken Munk!
Oh, did I mention... it's free!
Application deadline is June 6th. Spread the word!
A visit to the #Illinois Railway Museum 🇺🇸 today for the “Chicago and North Western Weekend”. Among the trains running: the “bi-level” consist with “gallery cars” from the 1950s and the round-nosed EMD F-7A diesel #411 from 1949, all in matching colours.
@MaryAustinBooks@Incognitim We had the same a few summers ago in NJ, with Brood X during the pandemic. I remember walking outside and saying, “hey kids, today we’re going to learn how to count to one billion…”
#Illinois School Districts Sent Kids to a For-Profit Out-of-State Facility That Isn’t Vetted or Monitored
A state #law was meant to help #families by allowing the use of public money to fund students’ tuition at special education boarding #schools around the country.
But in solving one problem, lawmakers created another.
📣 #ILLINOIS is a blue state, but it still has competitive legislative districts, and boosting state legislative turnout also helps with competitive U.S. House races! Help keep it blue by donating today. #blue24
📣 #ILLINOIS is a blue state, but it still has competitive legislative districts, and boosting state legislative turnout also helps with competitive U.S. House races! Help keep it blue by donating today. #Blue24
#Lawrence, #Illinois: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 9:45 PM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Lincoln IL
#Sangamon, #Illinois: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 9:30 PM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Lincoln IL
“If you’re arrested in Illinois at an encampment protest against the genocide in Gaza and need an attorney, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com”
🧵Signs of the 17-year #cicadas are already showing up in #Elmhurst#Illinois. The city is a 25-min drive west of #Chicago and had overwhelming numbers of these cicadas in 2006 and 1989. This year, sections of the state will also be hit with a 13-year brood, an event that hasn't happened since 1803.
If you're wondering if you might be seeing them near you, this is what to look for in the soil.
