Category Archives: State News
IDPH Director and Gov. Pritzker call on older Illinoisans to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine
State public health director Dr. Ngozi Ezike (pictured, right) joined Gov. JB Pritzker (pictured, left). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – It's time to talk about boost...
Oct 19, 2021
Gov. Pritzker hopeful to remove indoor mask mandate in time for the holidays
Gov. Pritzker held a COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday to discuss booster vaccines. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker says he’s hopeful the state’s i...
Oct 19, 2021
Congressional redistricting proposal for Illinois
The final maps could pass during the upcoming fall veto session. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – If you like to see strange shapes on a map, the new congressional redistricting proposa...
Oct 15, 2021
State official encouraging breast cancer screenings
Comptroller Susana Mendoza. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – State officials are stressing the importance of Breast Cancer screenings.Whether it be because of COVID-19...
Oct 15, 2021
Gov. Pritzker announces $15M in funding to develop new wet lab space
Gov. JB Pritzker. (Facebook/Gov. JB Pritzker)By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is announcing more than $15 million in funding to boost the development of wet labs across the state.Eigh...
Oct 14, 2021
New $86M transpiration center coming to Springfield
The new center will serve as a base for Amtrak. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – A new, $86 million transportation center is coming to Springfield.The center has been dubbe...
Oct 12, 2021
Can President Biden’s decisions on COVID stand up in court?
Professor Michael LeRoy, who specializes in labor and employment law, has studied the history of executive orders, all the way back to the first one, by President Martin Van Buren. (Photo courtesy Red...
Oct 11, 2021
Congressional redistricting coming up in Illinois
Jay Young, Illinois director for Common Cause. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Leaders of the national watchdog group Common Cause got a taste of how Illinois does redistricting, and t...
Oct 07, 2021
Republican state senators want to get tough on crime
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) spoke during a Zoom news conference Wednesday. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois Senate Republicans say it's far past time for Il...
Oct 07, 2021
New study examines discrimination against older LGBTQ community
AARP conducted the study in conjunction with SAGE, an organization which advocates for LGBTQ seniors. (Logo courtesy of AARP)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Life is not easy for older Illinoisans who ...
Oct 06, 2021
