Category Archives: State News
Gov. Pritzker still mad at State Rep. Darren Bailey for lawsuit over “stay home” restrictions
Illinois marked its highest one-day death toll to push the total to 2,125, with 48,102 cases. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pritzker is still mad at State Rep. Darren...
Apr 28, 2020
Report finds racial disparity in marijuana arrests in Illinois
Black people were 43 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession in Tazewell County, the highest disparity in the state. A request for a comment from the Tazewell County sheriff's office...
Apr 28, 2020
U.S. ethanol production is being cut in half
In the cornfields of Illinois – they are suffering the effects of the pandemic. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – In the cornfields of Illinois, they are suffering the e...
Apr 28, 2020
Illinois Business Alliance again urges Pritzker to pull progressive tax from ballot
Gov. JB Pritzker, who has championed the progressive tax as a fairer method for taxing income, recently told reporters: "Illinois needs it now more than ever." (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker) By I...
Apr 27, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Illinois now over 43,000
Gov. JB Pritzker with the daily update on COVID-19. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 2,126 new cases of coronavirus....
Apr 26, 2020
Anti-stay-home rally in Springfield
Protesters braved the rain in Springfield to speak their piece against the "stay home" order. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – About a hundred protesters braved a chilly drizzle S...
Apr 26, 2020
State lawmaker sues governor for stay-home order
State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), in a Facebook video outside the Clay County Courthouse, said Gov. Pritzker lacked the authority to extend the order without the legislature's approval. (Dave Dahl/W...
Apr 25, 2020
Now 88 cases of COVID-19 in McLean County; Over 41,000 cases statewide
COVID-19 numbers as of Saturday in McLean County. (Photo courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Department announced one new coronavir...
Apr 25, 2020
Two more test positive in Livingston County
There are now twenty confirmed COVID-19 cases in Livingston County. (Facebook/Livingston County Health Department) By Katherine MurphyTwo more Livingston County residents have tested positi...
Apr 25, 2020
State health officials report one-day high in coronavirus cases, testing
Gov. JB Pritzker at his daily COVID-19 press briefing. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois recorded another one-day high in coronavirus cases Friday, 2,724. But there’...
Apr 24, 2020
