Category Archives: State News
Governor announces state will enter Bridge Phase May 14, could fully reopen next month
The Bridge Phase will allow for expanded capacity limits for businesses and gatherings before the state moves to a full reopening in Phase 5. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By WJBC StaffCHICAGO –...
May 06, 2021
An Illinois House majority says Washington, D.C., should be a state.
State Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) is the sponsor of a resolution urging Congress to make Washington, D.C., America's 51st state. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Members o...
May 06, 2021
State pension costs are not the only thing tying up the budgets
Ted Dabrowski at mic (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – State pension costs are not the only thing tying up the budgets. It's also local pension costs."Nobody's talking pensions. Nobody c...
May 05, 2021
State Senator sponsoring a bill to outlaw school dress codes which pertain to hair
The committee told State Sen. Mike Simmons (D-Chicago) to work on the enforcement mechanism before bringing his bill back. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Almost sixty years a...
May 05, 2021
Illinois Secretary of State calls for new Dr. King statue
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says King deserves a Springfield statue which is distinctive. (Photo courtesy Illinois Secretary of State’s Office) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD –...
May 04, 2021
Questions about the state veterans’ home at LaSalle are not going away
Gov. Pritzker is still having to answer questions about one of the state's veterans homes – after an inspector general's report whacked his administration hard over its response to 36 COVID deat...
May 04, 2021
Pritzker says Illinois is getting closer to opening up more
Gov. JB Pritzker did not say exactly when. The bridge phase is immediately before a full reopening: Phase Five. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is cautiously optimisti...
May 03, 2021
Illinois House committee looking into year-round daylight savings time
More questions are being asked about the prospect of permanently staying in Daylight Saving Time. (Photo courtesy Pixabay) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Depending on whom you believe, life would be...
Apr 30, 2021
Governor introduces the “Consumers and Climate First Act”
You should hear a lot about this one this year – the "Consumers and Climate First Act," introduced Thursday by Gov. Pritzker.(Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – What'...
Apr 29, 2021
Illinois Senate Republicans push for independent mapmaking commission
Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The top Illinois Senate Republican says Gov. JB Pritzker ought to authorize an independen...
Apr 28, 2021
