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Wabash Valley
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker released a statement Friday proclaiming the month of October as Cyber Awareness Month in Illinois.

StateScoop
By: Colin Wood
DoIT Acting Secretary Jennifer Ricker and other state CIOs share on buzzwords that thrive because they’re immensely useful as a shorthand when all parties involved have a common understanding of the concepts they represent, but that also may create confusion.

Government Technology
By: News Staff
As part of an effort to standardize and integrate Illinois' core business processes, the last seven agencies have been moved over to the state's enterprise resource planning finance platform.

Stateline
By: Matt Vasilogambros
Local election officials are on the front lines of election defense, but they often are underfunded or lack the technical knowhow to protect systems from cyber threats. Seeing this vulnerability, at least seven states—Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio—in recent years have launched cyber navigator programs.

News Channel 20
By: Mitchell Brinkman
It was an exciting first at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Friday evening. Newschannel 20 photojournalist Mitchell Brinkman has a unique look at the first ever drone racing competition. The drone racing was part of the Prairie Tech STEAM Expo.