Category Archives: State News
Debunking myths, disliking mandates
Rep. Adam Niemerg. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The variant is new, but the message is the same: get vaccinated. Chicago public health commissioner Dr. Alison Arwa...
Aug 09, 2021
U of I student is your official hostess at this year’s Illinois State Fair
Kelsi Kessler, 20, of Carmi in southern Illinois, will be a junior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Your hostess at the 2021 Illinoi...
Aug 09, 2021
ISF: Masks indoors for all regardless of vax status
The theme of the 2021 Illinois State Fair is “One Illinois.” (Photo courtesy: WJBC/FIle) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The theme of the 2021 Illinois State Fair is "One Illinois," but p...
Aug 06, 2021
I-Cash program returns $226 million in unclaimed property
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs. (WJBC File Photo)By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – One of the state's oldest consumer-protection initiatives returned $226 million in lost and misplaced money to an...
Aug 06, 2021
Secretary of State employees will have to show proof of vaccination
Earlier this week, Gov. Pritzker announced employees at state veterans homes, correctional facilities, developmental centers and psychiatric hospitals are now required to get vaccinated. (Photo courte...
Aug 06, 2021
Illinois universities sharing their back-to-school COVID plans with lawmakers
Leaders of colleges and universities around the state discussed the year past and the year to come – including incentivizing students to get vaccinated. (Photo courtesy Illinois State University...
Aug 06, 2021
Gov. Pritzker signs new legislation to take aim at “period poverty”
Gov. JB Pritzker. (Facebook/Gov. JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Newly signed legislation takes aim at what they call "Period Poverty" – when women cannot afford or otherwise access ...
Aug 05, 2021
Illinois Republicans react to governor’s school mask mandate
Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Republicans reacted to Gov. JB Pritzker's mask mandate for schools by deploying phrases...
Aug 05, 2021
Police and health professionals hold “Opioid Crisis Next Door” conference in Springfield
Dan Zsido, a former sheriff's lieutenant who now is an anti-drug advocate, spoke at an "Opioid Next Door" conference in Springfield. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – T...
Aug 04, 2021
Gov. Pritzker announces new mask mandates
Gov. JB Pritzker. (Facebook/Gov. JB Pritzker) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is taking the guesswork and debate away from local school boards. He announced Wednesday afternoon publi...
Aug 04, 2021
