Category Archives: Politics
Pritzker delivers annual budget address
Gov. JB Pritzker delivered the annual budget address Wednesday afternoon. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The theme of Gov. Pritzker's budget message Wednesday afternoon was "opt...
Feb 19, 2020
Illinois bill to require electric car charging outlets in homes moves forward
Illinois lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would require high-voltage outlets to be installed in most residential parking spots. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network ...
Feb 19, 2020
Illinois lawmakers eye statewide plastic bag ‘fee,’ regulations for other consumer plastics
Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn called the bag fee "ridiculous," and said there were other ways to deal with litter. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – So...
Feb 19, 2020
Portion of McLean County pot sales earmarked for mental health funding
Recreational marijuana became legal in Illinois Jan. 1. (Photo Pixabay) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Some of the revenue McLean County government might receive from sales of recreational mari...
Feb 19, 2020
Durkin calls for a truly balanced budget
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) PHOTO:Dave Dahl By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– When Gov. JB Pritzker gives his budget address today, a top Republican is hoping for a repea...
Feb 19, 2020
Illinois lawmakers react to Trump commuting Blagojevich
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Illinois lawmakers are reacting to President Trump’s commutation of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blag...
Feb 18, 2020
Exelon says investigation into lobbying practices may result in ‘criminal’ penalties
The owner of Illinois' nuclear power plants says it may now be facing criminal and other types of penalties in connection with a federal investigation involving the company’s lobbying practices ...
Feb 18, 2020
Trump commutes Blagojevich sentence
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted of political corruption just months after he appeared on Trump's reality TV show, "Celebrity Apprentice."charges. (WJBC File Photo) By AP CHIC...
Feb 18, 2020
As more states consider biometric privacy laws, expert warns about Illinois’ approach
Some lawmakers have proposed rolling back the law, but organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation say it should be the model for other states to adopt. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illi...
Feb 18, 2020
Contractors say Community Builders apprenticeship program threatened by Illinois bill requiring prevailing wage
The Illinois Associated Builders and Contractors says a measure that could pass as early as this week to require private contractors working in refineries or ethanol processing plants pay prevailing w...
Feb 18, 2020
