Category Archives: State News
IDPH reports 673 new COVID-19 cases
Gov. JB Pritzker (left) and Dr. Ngozi Ezike gave the daily briefing on coronavirus in Illinois. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleSPRINGFIELD – State health officials with the daily update on ...
Mar 26, 2020
Twin-Cities coalition calls for freeing inmates awaiting trial
Organizers plan another virtual meeting April 1. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – A coalition of community activists are forming a coalition in the Twin-Cities to help r...
Mar 26, 2020
U of I employment professor: “There is no playbook” for who is classified as a essential worker
LeRoy says you do have the right to refuse without it costing you your job. In practicality, he adds, you'd better have a lawyer beside you or a union behind you if you are invoking that rule. (Photo ...
Mar 26, 2020
Memorial Health professional advises virtual watch parties to stay connected with friends
Diane Knaebe, system administrator for Memorial Behavioral Health in Springfield, says one creative way to beat isolation during these "stay at home" days is to have a virtual get-together. (Photo cou...
Mar 25, 2020
State health officials report 330 new coronavirus cases, Illinois total now 1,865
Gov. JB Pritzker and state health officials give the daily update on COVID-19. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday announced 3...
Mar 25, 2020
Pritzker ‘concerned’ he may need to extend stay-at-home order beyond April 7
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is justifying his stay-at-home order, which shutters large swaths of the state's economy, by showing worst-case scenario projections of the potential surge in hospital stays. (Photo...
Mar 25, 2020
Northern Illinois distillery is now using its facility to produce needed hand sanitizer
A northern Illinois distillery is now using its facility to produce hand sanitizer. (Photo courtesy: Kennay Farms Distilling/Facebook)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Bourbon is out and ha...
Mar 25, 2020
Two Illinois organizations are teaming up to make medical supplies during COVID-19 pandemic
Both the IMA and iBIO are organizing medical supply donation programs, and the Illinois Emergency Management agency will direct the supplies to the health care and emergency response providers with th...
Mar 25, 2020
Pritzker calls Trump a day after Twitter feud
Gov. JB Pritzker with state health officials at a news conference in Chicago. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Hope you are sitting down for this one."Earlier today, I reached ou...
Mar 23, 2020
A program in Illinois can help the state’s most vulnerable file their taxes free of charge
Filing taxes can be confusing but there is help for those who qualify. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Senior citizens, people with disabilities and low-to-mode...
Mar 23, 2020
