<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Illinois IGNN: State Security 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; 2009 State of Illinois</copyright><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><ttl>2</ttl><webMaster>cms.rss@illinois.gov</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:32:02 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 Proclaims May 25 Missing Children’s Day in Illinois]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=9&#x26;RecNum=7612</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, IL – Governor Pat Quinn, along with the Illinois State Police and Department of Children and Family Services, joined families throughout Illinois in observing May 25 as Missing Children’s Day in Illinois.  The day provides an opportunity to recognize the progress Illinois has made in safeguarding children and to celebrate the return of those missing children who have found their way home.  It is also a time to remember those who were less fortunate or have been victimized, and to find those that are still missing.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">CE5D75028D92047A9EC617ACB9C34CE6</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ITTF awards more than $1.4 million in local grants to boost emergency communications - Funds will aid development, planning, training and exercising of interoperable communications plans]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=9&#x26;RecNum=7491</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD – Grants totaling more than $1.4 million have been awarded to 14 Illinois counties to enhance communications between emergency responders during disasters.  The Illinois Terrorism Task Force (ITTF) recently announced the grants, which can be used for the development, planning, training and exercising of county-wide emergency communications plans.  The grants are supported by federal homeland security funds through the federal Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP).]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">A46B6B588543109F13FF64B2BF1104F0</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonathon E. Monken - Newly Appointed Director of the Illinois State Police]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=9&#x26;RecNum=7425</link><description><![CDATA[Past success for Illinois: • A graduate in top one percent of his class at West Point, Monken was assigned to the head recruiting officer for Northern Illinois Officer Strength Management team, the highest ranked of such teams in the nation.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">966AAD8981DCC75B5B8AB04427A833B2</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Pat Quinn Names New State Police Chief - Appoints Military Veteran Jonathon E. Monken as Director]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=9&#x26;RecNum=7424</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – March 22, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today named a new director of the Illinois State Police. He appointed decorated military veteran Jonathon E. Monken as director.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">420824960F755F8721C47B6027EAD6AB</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Pat Quinn to keep Pontiac Correctional Center open - Cites fiscal responsibility and job security for the nearly 600 employees and their families]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=9&#x26;RecNum=7420</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD – March 12, 2009. Governor Quinn announced that he will keep Pontiac Correctional Center open.  The decision is another step in Governor Quinn’s efforts to ensure greater fiscal responsibility in state government – the prison provides nearly 600 jobs and generates an approximate $54.4 million in revenue for the region.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">968C9B4F09CBB7D7925F38AEA3484111</guid></item></channel></rss>