Category Archives: Politics

Brady is named in the lawsuit filed by Delray Place, LLC along with his wife, son, daughter and son-in-law. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)   By Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON — Former State Sena...

Gov. JB Pritzker visited an early childhood facility Monday afternoon in Champaign. (WJBC file photo)   By Dave Dahl CHAMPAIGN – Children are only children once – and Gov Pritzker tod...

A Federal Election Commission document shows LaHood received the money from a man who contributed in 2015 to the campaign of LaHood’s son and current Congressman Darin LaHood. (WJBC file photo) ...

Buchanan was a “common sense individual” who used his sense of humor to bring levity to tense situations (PHOTO: McLean CO. Museum of History)   BLOOMINGTON – Former Bloomington...

Normal Town Council member Stan Nord. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – An independent investigator looking into discrimination complaints against top government leader...

Jim Blessing, vice president of Downstate utility giant Ameren, tells a Senate panel about the "clean energy" bill his company supports. (Photo courtesy: Ameren Illinois) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD R...

State Sen. Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) is the sponsor of the Legislative Black Caucus' "healthcare pillar" which passed on to the governor Thursday. (Photo courtesy Illinois Senate Democrats)   By ...

Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – After announcing he won’t seek a third term earlier this year, Bloomington’s Mayor reflects on ...

Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford (D-Maywood) is the sponsor of a bill to make Juneteenth – June 19, marking the end of slavery – a state holiday. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) ...

Gov. Pritzker received his dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/Twitter)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker Wednesday added himself to the more than f...