Category Archives: Politics
New law caps out-of-pocket insulin costs
Illinois is now the second state in the nation to do this. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Eighteen hundred dollars a month for a life-or-death drug is out of reach for ma...
Jan 24, 2020
Illinois private school tuition program reports big opening night for applications
National School Choice Week starts Jan. 26. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Tens of thousands of students hoping to go to the private school of their choice tui...
Jan 24, 2020
Springfield City Council first in Illinois to approve cannabis consumption lounge
Some aldermen said the move was needed because of the area hotels. Alderwoman Doris Turner said it will also be good for adults who can't consume it in a rental property or public housing. (Photo cour...
Jan 24, 2020
Illinois business leader: ‘right to work’ may sputter out
The union's effort comes a little more than a year after Gov. Bruce Rauner, who wanted to diminish labor's influence, left office. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – An Illinoi...
Jan 23, 2020
Illinois Republicans want state’s automatic voter registration program suspended while Gov. Pritzker pushes for hearing
The Secretary of State's office says the issue has been fixed and regrets the computer error. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Republicans want to sus...
Jan 23, 2020
Despite marginal increase in some Illinois pension funding ratios, state still ‘worst in the nation,’ watchdog says
Although funding ratios for three of the state's five public sector pension funds increased, a public finance watchdog says Illinois taxpayers still have a crisis on their hands. (Photo courtesy: WJBC...
Jan 23, 2020
Bill would return Illinois’ estate tax trigger to federal threshold
A report from the Illinois Farm Bureau said the majority of land sales in Illinois were estate sales. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois lawmaker wan...
Jan 23, 2020
New law allows students time off to vote
State Sen. Elgie Sims (D-Chicago) credits high school kids with a new law that allows schoolchildren of age time away from class to vote. (PHOTO: WJBC File Photo) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD ̵...
Jan 23, 2020
Illinois manufacturers’ group says state’s economic growth held back by state policies
The state’s economy grew by 1.4 percent in the third quarter of 2019. (Photo courtesy: Flickr) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ economy grew in the third quarter of ...
Jan 22, 2020
Illinois Supreme Court could decide if marijuana smell is enough to justify police search
Whether police in Illinois can use the smell of cannabis as a reason to search a vehicle could soon be answered by the Illinois Supreme Court. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPR...
Jan 22, 2020
