Category Archives: Politics
Gov. Pritzker accused of gamesmanship
State Sen. Steve McClure. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Senate Democrats say the governor is within the bounds of the rules by withdrawing Prisoner Review ...
May 24, 2021
Final week of the spring 2021 legislative session brings budget pressures
Greg Harris (D-Chicago). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The final week of session is here for the spring 2021 edition of the Illinois General Assembly."The calendar's ...
May 24, 2021
Rep. LaHood: No need for another investigation into deadly riot at U.S. Capitol
Congressman Darin LaHood spoke with our news partner, Heart of Illinois ABC. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCPEORIA – U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) is explaining why he vo...
May 23, 2021
Illinois Senate passes sex education bill
SB 818 has passed the Senate, 37-18. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A sex education curriculum which has passed the state Senate either helps keep kids safe and not become parents in...
May 21, 2021
Safety concern for state workers “nonsense”
State Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – There's a word Illinois Republicans have for the state's unemployment agency's performance: una...
May 20, 2021
Republicans tearing into Gov. Pritzker for failure of leadership and accountability
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – With not quite two weeks to go in the legislature's session, Republicans are going off on Gov. J...
May 20, 2021
Illinois State Board of Education votes to return students to in-person in the fall
Katherine Eastvold, a parent of four children, urged the board to allow remote learning as at least an option. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – If you like your kids' virtu...
May 20, 2021
Gov. Pritzker reports Illinoisans to continue receiving federal government unemployment benefits
Gov. JB Pritzker (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Employers say they are having a tough time finding help. The federal government is sweetening unemployment benefits ...
May 20, 2021
Will State Sen. Barickman run for Governor?
State Sen. Jason Barickman. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – One Central Illinois lawmaker is mulling around the idea of running for Governor of Illinois; however, a decisio...
May 19, 2021
HGOP rips Gov. Pritzker over La Salle veteran’s home
State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republicans, many of them veterans, laid into the Pritzker administration for its resp...
May 19, 2021
