Category Archives: Politics
Beard: Repeated vandalism at McLean County GOP headquarters
McLean County Republican Party Chairman Connie Beard spoke to WJBC’s Marc Strauss. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Neil Doyle NORMAL – The McLean County Republican Party has experienced repeat...
Mar 06, 2020
Lawmaker criticizes proposal to tax ammunition for school safety grants
State Rep. Darren Bailey said the idea is just another in a series of measures at the statehouse that he says is meant to make it harder for people to exercise their Second Amendment Rights. (Photo co...
Mar 06, 2020
Pritzker, Illinois’ congressional Republicans trade barbs over election security
Pritzker's letter also talked about the 2016 breach that compromised voter data held by the Illinois State Board of Elections. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD –...
Mar 06, 2020
Report predicts Illinois economy will lag behind Midwest, nation
Clayton Klenke with the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability says these issues could get worse with continued population losses. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Networ...
Mar 06, 2020
Central Illinois prepares for potential spread of COVID-19
One of Illinois’ largest municipalities is preparing for the possible spread of COVID-19, a novel coronavirus from China. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Peo...
Mar 05, 2020
Bill would allow barbers, others to practice without state license
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn says his measure to allow people in the cosmetology field to practice without a license as long as it's publicly posted they're not licensed is about consumer choice and wo...
Mar 05, 2020
Bill to ban all red light cameras in Illinois moves out of House Rules Committee
In 2015, Sen. Martin Sandoval killed a bill that belonged to state Rep. David McSweeney, which would have banned non-home rule municipalities from installing red-light cameras. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/F...
Mar 05, 2020
Amid firearm ID processing delays, Illinois House Republicans demand action
With continued delays in Illinois State Police processing Firearm Owner Identification card applications and renewals, a group of state lawmakers and citizens are calling for either the FOID law to be...
Mar 05, 2020
Illinois Council on Women and Girls aiming to tackle backlog of untested rape kits
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton says her Illinois Council on Women and Girls means business. "As the first black w...
Mar 05, 2020
Lawmakers want to fix FOID frustrations
Lawmakers inundated with FOID calls (Photo by Stephen Z/flickr) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– A backup in processing applications for a FOID card is frustrating gun owners and the state lawma...
Mar 05, 2020
