Category Archives: State News

(Dave Dahl/WJBC)   By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD — The latest bad news to come out of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum does involve an ethical lapse - but this time, it's not ...

Brady is named in the lawsuit filed by Delray Place, LLC along with his wife, son, daughter and son-in-law. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)   By Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON — Former State Sena...

Gov. JB Pritzker visited an early childhood facility Monday afternoon in Champaign. (WJBC file photo)   By Dave Dahl CHAMPAIGN – Children are only children once – and Gov Pritzker tod...

A Federal Election Commission document shows LaHood received the money from a man who contributed in 2015 to the campaign of LaHood’s son and current Congressman Darin LaHood. (WJBC file photo) ...

Health officials continue to urge all residents to continue to mask up, socially distance, and avoid crowds to reduce transmission and bring the metrics back in line to transition to the Bridge Phase....

Jim Blessing, vice president of Downstate utility giant Ameren, tells a Senate panel about the "clean energy" bill his company supports. (Photo courtesy: Ameren Illinois) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD R...

State Sen. Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) is the sponsor of the Legislative Black Caucus' "healthcare pillar" which passed on to the governor Thursday. (Photo courtesy Illinois Senate Democrats)   By ...

Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford (D-Maywood) is the sponsor of a bill to make Juneteenth – June 19, marking the end of slavery – a state holiday. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) ...

Gov. Pritzker received his dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/Twitter)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker Wednesday added himself to the more than f...

Kathi Griffin, president of the Illinois Education Association, says preparing both in-person and online lesson plans is taking a toll on Illinois teachers. (Photo courtesy: IEA)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIEL...