Illinois Quick Hits: State EPA announces clean trucks program
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has announced the launch of its Clean Trucks Program, backed by $3 million from the federal EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program and more than $935,000 from the federal Diesel Emissions Reduction Act.
The Illinois EPA said it is seeking qualified firms for the $3 million Clean Fleet and Freight Concierge Service effort to accelerate electrification, coordinate clean transportation planning and support small and medium-sized fleets in the northern and southern regions of the state.
The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding is designed to help fleet operators replace diesel vehicles with battery-electric options.
State Supreme Court justices to swear in new attorneys
The bar admission ceremonies for the 1,572 new attorneys who passed the July 2026 Bar Exam will be Wednesday, in all five judicial districts of Illinois.
First Judicial District ceremonies are scheduled at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Chicago with Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr., Justice Joy V. Cunningham, and Justice Sanjay T. Tailor swearing in candidates.
The Second Judicial District ceremony will be in Elgin at 10 a.m. with Justice Elizabeth Rochford swearing in candidates, and the Third Judicial District ceremony is scheduled at 11 a.m. in Joliet with Justice Mary K. O’Brien.
Fourth Judicial District ceremonies are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Springfield with Justice Lisa Holder White.
Fifth Judicial District ceremonies will be held in Carbondale at 9 a.m. and in Champaign at 3 p.m. with Justice David K. Overstreet.
Ex-St. Louis inspector sentenced for fraud
A former city of St. Louis building inspector has been sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to repay $1.64 million he stole from programs meant to repair decrepit buildings in the city.
Prosecutors said Adebanjo “Banjo” Popoola, 58, steered 41 contracts to a company he helped organize with his sister and 50 contracts to a company he helped his fiancée organize.
Popoola pleaded guilty in June to three counts of wire fraud.
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