Category Archives: State News
Senator Durbin calling on President Biden to ‘hurry up’ in finding SCOTUS replacement
Sen. Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Illinois’ Senior Senator is pushing the nation’s President to act swiftly to find...
Feb 11, 2022
Republicans respond to Gov. Pritzker’s announcement of state lifting mask mandate
State Sen. Darren Bailey (right) at a Capitol news conference Wednesday. (Photo courtesy: BlueRoom/Twiter) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Reaction to Gov. JB Pritzker's mask mandate rollback announc...
Feb 09, 2022
Gov. Pritzker announces statewide mask mandate to end Feb. 28
Gov. Pritzker made the announcement Wednesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Those of you ready to unmask: circle Feb. 28 on your calendar.Gov. JB Pritzker Wed...
Feb 09, 2022
Illinois Municipal League announces wish list for General Assembly
Julie Moore Wolfe, the mayor of Decatur and the president of the IML. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The voice of Illinois cities, towns, and villages at the statehou...
Feb 08, 2022
New proposal aims to fight “organized retail crime”
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. (Photo courtesy Illinois.gov)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois is taking another step against what's called "organized retail crime."It's the department s...
Feb 08, 2022
Gov. Pritzker calling for a freeze of the state’s gas tax
The state's fiscal year begins July 1. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Less than a year after saying the tax on gasoline needed to be doubled and then indexed to inflation, ...
Feb 07, 2022
Family Relief Plan issued by Gov Pritzker aimed at initiating tax breaks
Other relief additions in the Governor’s proposal includes freezing the upcoming increase in the gas tax and providing a one time property tax rebate of up to 300 dollars. (Photo Courtesy of HOI...
Feb 04, 2022
Illinois under a disaster declaration because of this week’s snow
Gov. JB Pritzker issued the disaster declaration Tuesday afternoon in Springfield. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – In anticipation of the winter storm set to hit Governor Pritzker has ...
Feb 02, 2022
Secretive charges exposes Big Energy companies
What better way for consumer groups to make their case against Big Energy than to bring out a woman who is struggling to keep up with her payments to keep warm? (Photo Courtesy of Senator Cristina Cas...
Jan 31, 2022
ISP launches statewide expressway shooting dashboard
The dashboard is available on ISP’s website by clicking on "violence reduction." (Facebook/Illinois State Police)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Police are launching a new express...
Jan 28, 2022
