Category Archives: Politics
Could it happen here? It already has
Henry Haupt, a spokesman for the Illinois secretary of state's office, spoke with WJBC’s Dave Dahl. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Could it happen here? It already ha...
Jan 07, 2021
Gov. Pritzker: Vaccine priority given to Illinoisans 65 and up
Gov. Pritzker during a COVID-19 press briefing. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The message remains: wear a mask. But there's a new one: get a shot. Gov. JB Pritzker said ...
Jan 07, 2021
Sen. Duckworth: What happened in the capitol “is shameful”
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Tammy Duckworth) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – One of the state's top Democrats, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), took the opportunity in the ...
Jan 07, 2021
House Speaker vote could make history
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – If House Speaker Mike Madigan's (D-Chicago) days are numbered atop the chamber, supermajority Democrats co...
Jan 07, 2021
Rep. Kinzinger first Republican to call on Trump to be removed from office
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) (Photo courtesy: Adam Kinzinger/Twitter) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Just a day after violence erupted in the nation’s capital, a Republican Congressman from I...
Jan 07, 2021
Duckworth: Unlike anything I’ve ever seen on domestic soil
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke Wednesday with CBS News. (WJBC file photo) By CBS News Radio and Neil Doyle WASHINGTON – Thousands of violent protesters stormed the Capitol on Wedn...
Jan 06, 2021
Pritzker calls on Congress to impeach and remove President Trump
The governor released a statement late Wednesday afternoon. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Neil Doyle SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on lawmakers in Washington D.C. to impeach and remove...
Jan 06, 2021
Another attempt to end gerrymandering in Illinois
State Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) is backing a proposal for an independent commission to redraw legislative maps — and water down the influence of the Speaker of the House. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) ...
Jan 05, 2021
State Sen. Andy Manar to join governor’s staff
State Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill). (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pritzker's newest "senior advisor," State Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill), says his previous jobs on ...
Jan 05, 2021
Lawmakers heading back to Springfield for lame-duck session
House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago). (Photo courtesy: WikiMedia/Illinoislawmakers) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – For the first time in almost eight months, that old gang is coming back to Spring...
Jan 05, 2021
