Category Archives: Politics
Congresswoman Bustos introduces new bill to lower vehicle emissions
U.S. Rep Cheri Bustos. (Photo courtesy www.house.gov) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – An Illinois congresswoman is looking to improve air quality around the state and increase the demand for biofuel...
Sep 01, 2021
Illinois Department of Revenue: Parents can claim back-to-school expenses
Expenses that qualify include tuition, books and lab fees. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Revenue is reminding parents that they may be able...
Aug 31, 2021
Gov. Pritzker making his stance on school masking clear
Gov. JB Pritzker. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is making his stance on school masking clear.Several school districts are on probation with the state for not follow...
Aug 25, 2021
Gleason: Hope we don’t have to impose a vaccine mandate
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason. (YouTube/City of Bloomington)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – More businesses and organizations are mandating the COVID-19 vaccine. Currently, the is no vaccine r...
Aug 25, 2021
Second Democrat in race to unseat Rep. Rodney Davis
Nikki Budzinski is a labor activist, former senior advisor to Gov. JB Pritzker, and most recently worked at the Office of Management and Budget in the Biden Administration. (YouTube/Nikki Budzinski fo...
Aug 25, 2021
New laws protecting the victims of domestic violence
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – More people than you would probably guess are victims of domestic violence. Lt. Gov. Juliana Strattion runs down the numbers:...
Aug 23, 2021
GOP MC targets Speaker Pelosi and Gov. Pritzker in Republican rally speech at Illinois State Fair
Don Tracy, chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, is aware the GOP has not moved significantly from the "old white man" stereotype. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – ...
Aug 20, 2021
Republicans hold a rally at the Illinois State Fair
Political newcomer Gary Rabine, a Chicago area businessman, says Illinois politics need fundamental change. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Three Republicans have dec...
Aug 19, 2021
Illinois’ two U.S. Senators share their views on the Taliban in Afghanistan
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth appeared in Peoria and Springfield on the eve of Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – ...
Aug 18, 2021
Normal limits alcohol sales at One Normal Plaza, backs Trail East plan to save Uptown mural
Meantime, the council voted 6-1, to approve Bush Construction's downsizing of the Trail East complex on East Beaufort Street, partially funded by tax increment financing dollars. (WJBC file photo) By ...
Aug 17, 2021
