Category Archives: State News
Governor’s top staff address the coronavirus outbreak at the veterans’ home in La Salle
Deputy Gov. Sol Flores. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers looking into the 36 coronavirus deaths at the La Salle veterans' home are still making hay out of a blistering r...
May 14, 2021
LaHood, Davis miss vote to remove Wyoming Congresswoman
Congressmen Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) (left) and Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) (right) did not vote. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – For those of you wondering how your lo...
May 13, 2021
Illinois is mounting a big tourism campaign
Gov. Pritzker spoke during a news conference at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The state’s look at p...
May 13, 2021
La Salle veterans’ home coronavirus deaths are still on the minds of Illinois lawmakers
Peter Neumer, acting inspector general of the Illinois Department of Human Services. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – You get the feeling Illinois lawmakers are just getting st...
May 12, 2021
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger sizes up the Republican Party
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) spoke virtually to the National Press Club. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The most talked about Republican in Illinois talks about today'...
May 11, 2021
Gov. Pritzker announces COVID-19 vaccines will be available in business districts throughout Illinois
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – As many Illinoisans head back to the office for the first time in more than a year, something new will be waiting for them: a ...
May 10, 2021
Senate Republican proposal would standardize election procedures across Illinois
One example of how the proposal would work is that someone receiving training as an election judge in, say, Jo Daviess County would get the same training as an election judge in Alexander County. (WJB...
May 10, 2021
Economic waters are rising in Illinois
University of Illinois professor Fred Giertz says his figures show Illinois is in positive territory for the first time since before the pandemic began.(WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIEL...
May 08, 2021
Map madness has some state lawmakers in its grip
State Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) and other House Republicans found themselves in an office building next to the Capitol Thursday afternoon. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – T...
May 07, 2021
Somber Illinois tradition resumes in Springfield
Gloria Bodnar, whose husband died in the line of duty in 1974, spoke Thursday during the ceremony. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – After a year off because of the coronavirus, and with...
May 06, 2021
