Category Archives: Politics

State Rep. Mary Flowers. (ilga.gov) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Helping kick off a series of legislative hearings about nursing homes – eighteen months into the pandemic – State Rep. ...

Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WJBC Staff CHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker is signing a clean energy bill into law that he says makes Illinois a national leader. The sweeping measure pu...

State Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego), co-chair of the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, discussed the allegation some non-public schools are not being provided due process when they ignore the ...

Council member Tom Crumpler initially suggested the city should "err on the side of generosity" and grant an even longer extension. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington's ban on ...

State Sen Mike Hastings (D-Frankfort), presenting the energy bill to final passage today, says the word is "decarbonization.” (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Th...

Illinois Attorney General (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul is announcing a new task force to fight organized retail crime. Retail theft is b...

The city council is expected to vote on the extension at its meeting, set for 6 p.m. Monday on the fourth floor of the Government Center in Downtown Bloomington. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGT...

The House passed the bill, and the Senate's in on Monday. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – That big energy bill has finally come together in Springfield. Fossil fuels would be on their ...

Town staffers are willing to make an exception because a tall sign is needed to attract motorists traveling on the interstate. (Photo Town of Normal)By HOI ABCNORMAL – Planners support a propose...

The revised plan includes money for wind, solar, and clean job grants and funding for the state to purchase electric vehicles to upgrade the government fleet. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WJBC StaffS...