Category Archives: Politics

Illinois Republicans respond to recent Wirepoints report about public education
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur). (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Some statehouse Republicans – members of the "Illinois Freedom Caucus" – say Illinois public education...
Syndicated Author Feb 23, 2023

Illinois Republican lawmakers critical of new spending in the governor’s budget
State Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford). (WJBC file photo)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – Republican state lawmakers are critical of new spending in the governor's proposed state budget.There's about $3...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2023

Gov. Pritzker delivers State of the State and budget address
Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his State of the State and budget speech in the House chamber for the first time since 2020. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is unveiling a ...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2023

Illinois House GOP members lay out legislative priorities
Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – As Gov. JB Pritzker gives his State of the State and budget message today, Illinois House Repu...
Syndicated Author Feb 15, 2023

Illinois Senate passes its own version of an assault weapons ban
Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Hours after a Highland Park mother played a recording of a six-year-old shrieking away from gunfire, members ...
Syndicated Author Jan 10, 2023

Gov. Pritzker delivers second inaugural address
JB Pritzker is governor of Illinois for a second time. He was sworn in on Monday. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker ran down what mostly amounted to a "gre...
Syndicated Author Jan 10, 2023

State Rep. Bennett to replace Senator in local General Assembly seat
Current 106th State Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) will now take his place, receiving 87% of the vote from party chairmen. (WJBC file photo)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – Local Republican leaders hav...
Syndicated Author Jan 09, 2023

New Illinois General Assembly will collect more money than their predecessors
That nugget was buried in a bill which does many other things – for one, giving the governor a "closing fund" to help when businesses are considering whether to locate in Illinois. (WJBC file ph...
Syndicated Author Jan 09, 2023

State House committee holds final hearing about proposed ban on assault weapons
Gun control advocates hope there's momentum for the bill – in the wake of the massacre at the July 4 parade in Highland Park, where seven people died and 48 more were injured. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By...
Syndicated Author Dec 21, 2022

Native Americans in Illinois make their needs known in Springfield
Stories and examples of Native American culture filled the state Capitol Wednesday. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Native American groups made their concerns known during what was des...
Syndicated Author Nov 17, 2022