Category Archives: Politics
State Sen. Andy Manar to join governor’s staff
State Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill). (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pritzker's newest "senior advisor," State Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill), says his previous jobs on ...
Jan 05, 2021
Lawmakers heading back to Springfield for lame-duck session
House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago). (Photo courtesy: WikiMedia/Illinoislawmakers)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – For the first time in almost eight months, that old gang is coming back to Springfi...
Jan 05, 2021
Lawmakers make bid for virtual session
State Rep. Ann Williams (D-Chicago). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Except for four days in May, the Illinois General Assembly has not met since March. Now there's a b...
Dec 21, 2020
State Sen. Barickman: Gov. Pritzker’s COVID mitigations are a “failure of democracy”
State Sen. Jason Barickman. (Photo courtesy: Neil Doyle/WJBC)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – According to a Central Illinois lawmaker, Gov. Pritzker’s COVID-19 mitigations are a ‘”f...
Dec 17, 2020
House Special Investigative Committee had its last meeting
State Rep. Chris Welch (D-Hillside), the committee’s chair. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Earlier this year, Republicans at the statehouse boasted of using House Speaker ...
Dec 15, 2020
Rep. Davis: Second COVID-19 bill “turning into Washington D.C. parlor game”
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A second Coronavirus stimulus bill is turning into a “typical Washington D.C. parlor game,’ according to ...
Dec 14, 2020
Illinois’ part of the 2020 presidential election is over
Monday’s meeting of the Electoral College in Illinois. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – In a vote long on ceremony and short on suspense, Illinois' twenty electors went for ...
Dec 14, 2020
State officials announce 8,256 new cases of COVID-19
Gov. Pritzker during a Covid-19 update. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It’s all about timing – including the arrival of that precious coronavirus vaccine.But wh...
Dec 09, 2020
Complaints remain about gun regulations
Mike Marron is (R-Fithian). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It’s not a new story, but it continues to worsen, say Illinois House Republicans: the backlog of proce...
Dec 09, 2020
Gov. Pritzker says two-dose COVID-19 probably won’t be available to anyone in Illinois by Christmas
Gov. Pritzker says he doubts anybody will complete the two-dose vaccine by Christmas. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Pritzker administration is trying to lower the expe...
Dec 07, 2020
