Category Archives: State News
Illinois House amends the Health Care Right of Conscience Act
SB 1169 has passed the House, 64-52-2, and goes to the Senate. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Disagreement over the covid vaccine bubbled up again ... when the Illinois House Wednesda...
Oct 28, 2021
Brady continues to weigh options for statewide office
State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) has served in the general assembly since 2001, and is the second highest-ranking Republican in the House where he is Deputy House Republican Leader. (Neil Doyle/WJ...
Oct 27, 2021
Repeal of parental notification law has rolled out of the Illinois Senate
Some Democrats either voted No or not at all, and the bill passed with just two more than the minimum needed. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois' law requiring parents to be no...
Oct 27, 2021
Illinois House committee approves changes to “health care right of conscience” act
At least one Republican said this is really all about allowing the governor to control more of our lives singlehandedly. (WJBC File Photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A committee Tuesday approved a...
Oct 27, 2021
Sen. Durbin has a close call with gunfire; says violence is “friggin’ out of control”
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy YouTube)By Blake HaasCHICAGO – During a recent trip to Chicago, Illinois’ Senior Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) had a close call with gunfire on Lakesh...
Oct 26, 2021
Labor shortage in the mental health profession
Lauren Wright, who is in charge of Illinois Partners for Human Service, said there are no quick fixes to this labor shortage. (Facebook/IDES)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Behavioral health. Addictio...
Oct 25, 2021
Your natural gas bill might be going up by 35 percent this winter
Citizens Utility Board executive director David Kolata. (Facebook/Citizens Utility Board)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – As the mercury goes down, the costs go up.Citizens Utility Board executive dire...
Oct 22, 2021
Senate Republican lawmakers call for series of public safety bills
Amber Oberheim (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Senators Wednesday used the police memorial on the Capitol grounds as the backdrop – and a Champaign police widow as the testimony ...
Oct 21, 2021
Republicans calling on Gov. Pritzker to end executive orders to run COVID-19 mitigations
State Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Republicans are again calling on Gov. JB Pritzker to quit using executive orders to run the...
Oct 20, 2021
Illinois Senate Republicans don’t want to repeal PNA
Sens. Neil Anderson, Jil Tracy, Sue Rezin, Sally Turner, and Terri Bryant. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois could be on the verge of enhancing its reputation as a haven for wom...
Oct 20, 2021
