Category Archives: State News
I-74 bridge in the Quad Cities is almost complete
The bridge is expected to open to traffic early this month and also has a 14 foot wide bike and pedestrian path. (Facebook/I-74 River Bridge)By IIS RadioMOLINE – The new I-74 bridge over the Mis...
Dec 02, 2021
Gov. Pritzker announces $94 million in funding to improve public airports
CIRA is receiving just over $3.3 million in state funding to help rehabilitate the airport entrance road and other associated improvements.(Facebook/Central Illinois Regional Airport)By IIS RadioMOLIN...
Dec 02, 2021
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum launches new membership campaign
Christina Shutt, executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, is helping launch a new "Team Lincoln" membership program, to replace the former program run ...
Dec 01, 2021
Halfway through Illinois’ firearm deer season
The firearm season continues for a four-day weekend, Dec. 2-5. (Facebook/Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Halfway through Illinois' firearm ...
Dec 01, 2021
IDPH director on the omicron variant
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike. (Twitter/BlueRoomStream)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Like everyone else in the medical community, Dr. Ngozi Ezike is learning all she ...
Nov 30, 2021
State lawmakers hear from nursing home officials at this stage of the pandemic
A union official added, everybody needs to remember that most people want to stay out of nursing homes, in favor of their own homes, for as long as possible. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD &...
Nov 24, 2021
Annual parking sting at shopping malls statewide
Those that are busted face hefty fines ranging from up to $350 for parking in a disability spot without a placard to as much as $2,500 and losing your license for a year if caught using a deceased per...
Nov 24, 2021
Illinois Tollway expects 9 million vehicles throughout the holiday weekend
Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend the heaviest travel is expected on Wednesday when nearly 1.8 million vehicles are projected to use the 294-mile tollway system. (Facebook/Illinois Tollway)By WJBC...
Nov 24, 2021
For another year no holiday lights on the Capitol dome in Springfield
The reason is the observation deck is no longer strong enough – and the strings become heavy with ice. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It's safety – not money or the pandem...
Nov 23, 2021
Illinois harvest is almost complete
Soybeans harvested reached 95 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 98 percent. (Photo courtesy Flickr) By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.1 days suitable for field work during the week endi...
Nov 23, 2021
