Category Archives: Politics

Gov. JB Pritzker toured the Tinley Park Convention Center mass vaccination site, where those 65 and over and frontline essential workers can make an appointment to be vaccinated. (Twitter/Governor JB ...

Turner fills the empty seat in the 44th Senate District left by former State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington), who announced his retirement last month. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)   By WJBC News SPRINGFIELD ...

State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington). (Neil Doyle/WJBC)   By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Some lawmakers in Springfield think they should move up the priority list to get the COVID-19 vac...

Logan Smith, Benjamin Webb, and Elizabeth Johnston were the three Democrats who joined Republicans in supporting the measure. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON...

House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside) said he would like to see a law for a ten-year term limit for the speaker. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Chris Welch (D-Hillside) is not ...

Patrick Cortesi of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Democrats’ new leader is taking over as the party aims to end R...

Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)   By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – There was no intrigue over someone who'd been in office fifty years, and nobody used an acceptance sp...

New Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside) spoke to reporters Wednesday after the inauguration ceremony. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)   By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – New Illinois House Speaker Ch...

State Rep. Chris Welch (D-Hillside), with 70 votes, is the first African American to become Speaker of the Illinois House. (WJBC file photo)   By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The work has just b...

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – According to one Central Illinois lawmaker, new security systems installed at the Capitol is “all for show...