Category Archives: State News

The four points: "Ending the Culture of Corruption," "Responsible Fiscal Leadership," "Growing Jobs and Opportunities for Our Families," "Ensuring Public Safety." (Dave Dahl/WJBC)   By Dave Dahl ...

State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego), chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, is frustrated with how the department is set up and with the information she's getting about it. (Dave Dahl/WJBC...

The group of taxpayers Comptroller Susana Mendoza is talking about are the ones who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Some Illinoisans wi...

Gov. JB Pritzker's giving one-on-one interviews to reporters on the occasion of the anniversary of the first Illinois coronavirus death – March 16, 2020 – when Patricia Frieson passed away...

University of Illinois Springfield professor Ken Kriz. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The ways of the pandemic could be with us for the rest of our lives. Getting us...

Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republicans want their voices heard - as the state spends stimulus money and pu...

Congressman Darin LaHood. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) came away impressed with the mass vaccination center on the Illinois State...

Sen. Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A year into the coronavirus crucible, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says we got off to a bad start. Durbin says the Trum...

Budget director Alexis Sturm during a virtual hearing Thursday afternoon. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The ink wasn’t dry on the President’s signature of the ARP b...

Keygan Miller is with the Trevor Project, a national suicide prevention organization for the LGBTQ committee. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A bill which has passed an Illinois ...