The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) released a new case study on Oct. 6 that details how Illinois is using CoSN’s Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) State Partnership Program to accelerate district progress on student data privacy and security.

Illinois has passed legislation that will restrict the use of artificial intelligence in therapy services with the aim of protecting patients and preserving mental health care jobs.  

Technology grants totaling more than $1 million are being awarded to libraries across the state of Illinois to bolster services in underserved areas.  

Illinois Chief Information Officer (CIO) Sanjay Gupta will step down later this month after serving as the CIO and director of the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) since 2023.

The Illinois Secretary of State‘s office is working to bring state IDs in Apple Wallet to Illinois residents this year, according to Secretary Alexi Giannoulias.

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has kicked off the installation process for the Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) network, which will help improve the accuracy of location data used for surveying, mapping, construction, and engineering, as well as a host of other applications.

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced that it has launched the Comprehensive Online Regulatory Environment (CORE), a new online licensing system, for the first set of IDFPR-licensed professionals.

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) announced that the Illinois Learning Technology Center (LTC) is partnering with CoSN on a program to improve student data privacy practices in Illinois school districts.

The Illinois State Police (ISP) is looking to improve road safety for drivers and law enforcement with a new emergency alert system that would provide more crash notifications via popular traffic apps.

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is investing $3 million to advance equity in computer science education.