Category Archives: State News
Gov. Pritzker signs health care equity law
Gov. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law the fourth and final pillar of the Legislative Black Caucus' legislative agenda. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The fourth a...
Apr 27, 2021
Bickering over redistricting continues
Gov. Pritzker is defending his promise to veto any redistricting map which is not "fair." (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The release of those census numbers whi...
Apr 27, 2021
A panel of Senators hear ideas about Gov. Pritzker’s money-saving proposals
State Sen. Rob Martwick (D-Chicago) says you ignore the state's financial problems at your peril. (Photo courtesy: Shutterstock)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A panel of senators Friday took time to ...
Apr 26, 2021
Illinois is getting to know its new poet laureate
Illinois poet laureate Angela Jackson – speaking virtually to Southern Illinois University's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute – says the young woman who captivated the nation at this yea...
Apr 23, 2021
Illinois House passes bill to outlaw the release of 50 or more balloons
Balloons, said sponsoring State Rep. Sam Yingling (D-Grayslake), are bad for the environment — including farm fields, wildlife, and aquatic life. (WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIEL...
Apr 22, 2021
Illinois House task force is reviewing statues and other monuments around the Capitol
Statues of Stephen Douglas and Pierre Menard, who had ties to slavery, have already departed the Capitol's front lawn. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – At a time when some plac...
Apr 22, 2021
Durkin: Supermajority Democrats are going back on their word to have a bipartisan redistricting process
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois Republicans say they do not trust the supermajority Democrats to do a fair job of r...
Apr 22, 2021
ISBE executive director is retiring
It's been just two weeks since Steve Sandvoss, executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, was placed on administrative leave after reporting he was the victim of an online extortion ...
Apr 20, 2021
Crop report: Winter weather brings “concern about wheat crop”
Corn and soybeans are twelve percent and five percent plant, respectively, in Illinois. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – This week's reminder of winter should not be of muc...
Apr 20, 2021
Group representing cities, towns, and villages of Illinois is out with its 2021 wish list
Brad Cole, executive director of the Illinois Municipal League, implores state lawmakers to increase – not decrease – state funding for cities, towns, and villages. (Photo courtesy: Dave D...
Apr 19, 2021
