Category Archives: Politics
U of I employment professor: “There is no playbook” for who is classified as a essential worker
LeRoy says you do have the right to refuse without it costing you your job. In practicality, he adds, you'd better have a lawyer beside you or a union behind you if you are invoking that rule. (Photo ...
Mar 26, 2020
Memorial Health professional advises virtual watch parties to stay connected with friends
Diane Knaebe, system administrator for Memorial Behavioral Health in Springfield, says one creative way to beat isolation during these "stay at home" days is to have a virtual get-together. (Photo cou...
Mar 25, 2020
Pritzker ‘concerned’ he may need to extend stay-at-home order beyond April 7
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is justifying his stay-at-home order, which shutters large swaths of the state's economy, by showing worst-case scenario projections of the potential surge in hospital stays. (Photo...
Mar 25, 2020
One state lawmaker wants the public to know more information when a school administrator is fired
The bill also would ban confidentiality agreements or non-disclosures clauses in these cases. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – One state lawmaker wants the publi...
Mar 23, 2020
State Rep. Tim Butler answers COVID-19 through Facebook forum
State Rep. Tim Butler answered questions about COVID-19 on his Facebook on Sunday. (Photo courtesy: Tim Butler\Facebook)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – People want to know – closing businesses, ...
Mar 23, 2020
Pritzker removes red tape for telehealth services in Illinois during pandemic
Illinoisans will be able to have more medical services handled by telemedicine services. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Primary care advocates said Gov. J.B. P...
Mar 23, 2020
Normal’s council considers granting special powers to mayor, city manager in COVID-19 fight
Normal’s special meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday. (Photo courtesy: Chris Koos/Facebook)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – Normal Mayor Chris Koos and City Manager Pam Reece would be g...
Mar 20, 2020
Illinois State Police get 19,000 background checks for gun purchases in five days
Illinois State Police acknowledge they've received about 19,000 inquiries in just five days and are working to timely process them. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD R...
Mar 20, 2020
Illinois unemployment claims surpass 60,000 in three days
Layoffs and forced closures have resulted in a spike of unemployment applications ten times higher than what they were over the whole month of March last year. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/Flickr)By Illinois...
Mar 20, 2020
Illinois Business Alliance says proposed constitutional amendment should be pulled from ballot
Jared Carl, president of the Illinois Business Alliance, says now is not the time for a graduated income tax, and he wants the constitutional question OFF the November ballot. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/Fi...
Mar 19, 2020
