Category Archives: Politics
Madigan indicted on federal corruption charges
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Anyone who thought former House Speaker Mike Madigan would slip away from the feds was wrong."Today a federa...
Mar 03, 2022
Sen. Durbin to oversee Supreme Court testimony questioning
Sen. Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Illinois’ Senior Senator is charring a committee set to question President Biden’s Supreme Court nomination.S...
Mar 02, 2022
Bloomington City Council approves contract for automatic license plate readers
The city will pay Flock Safety $32,500 the first year, and $27,500 the second year of the contract. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police will soon have the technology offi...
Mar 01, 2022
Senate Republicans propose legislation to empower parents of schoolchildren
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington). (Photo courtesy senatorbarickman.com)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Education bureaucracy has left parents behind, say Illinois Senate Republicans who want...
Feb 25, 2022
Illinois lawmaker can’t stay quiet any longer about the wrongfully accused
State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago). (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A Black teenager from Waukegan – Martell Williams, 15 – was reportedly detained for two d...
Feb 25, 2022
Governor promotes his property tax rebate proposal in Central Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker pushed his property tax rebate proposal in Decatur Wednesday. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The governor's road show – following his Feb. 2 budge...
Feb 24, 2022
A bill would make it easier for domestic violence victims to ask for an order of protection
State Sen. Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) is sponsoring a bill to make it easier to file an order of protection. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A bill to make it easier to ...
Feb 23, 2022
Drama about mask mandate continues in Illinois House of Representatives
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) (Photo from Dan Caukins Illinois State Representative Facebook Page)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The mask melodrama in the Illinois House of Representatives jus...
Feb 22, 2022
Two McLean County Board Members seeking reelection
Early voting begins May 19, while the primary election day is June 28. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Blake Haas and Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Two McLean County Board members are announcin...
Feb 21, 2022
A new bill would require disclosure of a criminal record for fire chief applicants
Simmons' file has many letters of recommendation, but most of the volunteer force in Prairie du Pont quit. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It sounds like a joke that writes...
Feb 16, 2022
