Category Archives: State News

Owners are encouraged to recycle their old plates by taking them to a Secretary of State facility and disposing of them in the tamper-proof bin. (Photo courtesy State of Illinois) By WJBC Staff SPRING...

Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WJBC Staff CHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker is signing a clean energy bill into law that he says makes Illinois a national leader. The sweeping measure pu...

State Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego), co-chair of the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, discussed the allegation some non-public schools are not being provided due process when they ignore the ...

State Sen Mike Hastings (D-Frankfort), presenting the energy bill to final passage today, says the word is "decarbonization.” (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Th...

Illinois Attorney General (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul is announcing a new task force to fight organized retail crime. Retail theft is b...

Immediately southwest of the Capitol is what appears to be a chimney, with firefighters inside and out trying to save lives. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Their famil...

The House passed the bill, and the Senate's in on Monday. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – That big energy bill has finally come together in Springfield. Fossil fuels would be on their ...

The revised plan includes money for wind, solar, and clean job grants and funding for the state to purchase electric vehicles to upgrade the government fleet. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WJBC StaffS...

The only President born in Illinois may someday take his place on the lawn of the state Capitol. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A young Abraham Lincoln stands watch over ...

Illinois' economic performance may have hit a plateau. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – An economics professor who keeps track of how Illinois is doing remains impress...