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.

The Office of the Illinois Secretary of State – in partnership with the Illinois Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Justice and The Chicago Bar Foundation – launched a new pilot utilizing local libraries’ technology to improve court access.

Thanks to a new piece of legislation being signed into law, the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (IDFPR) will be able to use a competitive, expedited process to identify and implement a new professional licensing system.

The Kendall County, Ill., Sherriff’s Office is piloting a new tool that will help inform motorists of emergency situations while they’re on the road.