Category Archives: Politics
State officials report 9,420 new cases, 190 deaths
Gov. JB Pritzker at the Coronavirus press briefing. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGIELD – State leaders covered the waterfront during the coronavirus briefing Friday. The state r...
Dec 11, 2020
Leading expert on social studies education says that discipline is coming back
Dean Cantu, associate dean and director, Department of Education, Counseling and Leadership, Bradley University, and executive director, Illinois Council for the Social Studies, says the preferred way...
Dec 11, 2020
Hospital-less counties to donate vaccine
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – News about sharing is part of Thursday’s state coronavirus briefing. Counties with no hospital will donate their ratio...
Dec 10, 2020
State officials announce 8,256 new cases of COVID-19
Gov. Pritzker during a Covid-19 update. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It’s all about timing – including the arrival of that precious coronavirus vaccine.But wh...
Dec 09, 2020
Complaints remain about gun regulations
Mike Marron is (R-Fithian). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It’s not a new story, but it continues to worsen, say Illinois House Republicans: the backlog of proce...
Dec 09, 2020
Gov. Pritzker says two-dose COVID-19 probably won’t be available to anyone in Illinois by Christmas
Gov. Pritzker says he doubts anybody will complete the two-dose vaccine by Christmas. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Pritzker administration is trying to lower the expe...
Dec 07, 2020
Complaints continue about fraud and security breaches at IDES
Kristin Richards, acting director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Complaints continue about fraud and security breaches at the state'...
Dec 04, 2020
Phones ‘ringing off the hook’ as dozens of McLean County businesses apply for COVID relief
McLean County Finance Committee. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – The chance to receive free money instead of a loan apparently sparked interest among McLean County busin...
Dec 03, 2020
House GOP ask Madigan to resign, Durkin wants to be speaker
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) says he will appeal to fifteen "reform-minded" Democrats to support him so he can be speaker. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD –...
Dec 02, 2020
State Rep. Brady: Bars and restaurants turning into “survival of the fittest”
State Rep. Dan Brady. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – As COVID-19 mitigations set forth by Gov. Pritzker continue to clamp down on bars and restaurants, it’s turnin...
Dec 02, 2020
