Category Archives: State News
Illinois Democrats to elect new leader
Mike Madigan relinquished the chairmanship of the state party last week after more than twenty years. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A woman of color from the Chicago area will...
Mar 02, 2021
Illinois to receive 83,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
One of the state’s COVID-19 mass vaccination sites is located in the Orr building on the Illinois State Fair Grounds. (Facebook/Illinois National Guard) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – Ill...
Mar 02, 2021
Republican lawmakers want greater accountability at LaSalle Veterans’ Home
State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) spoke during an online news conference Monday. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Three dozen COVID-19 deaths, and the lawmakers who represent the La...
Mar 02, 2021
Sen. Durbin calls on lawmakers to pass Pres. Biden’s proposed $1.9 Trillion relief package
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin from Illinois. (Photo courtesy: Dick Durbin/Facebook) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, Illinois’s Senior U.S. Senator is calling on law...
Feb 25, 2021
Madigan’s successor resigns three days after appointment
Rep. Edward Guerra Kodatt was appointed on Sunday and resigned three days later. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By HOI ABCCHICAGO – Rep. Edward Guerra Kodatt - a handpicked successor of former Re...
Feb 24, 2021
McLean County’s top prosecutor says despite recent murder trials violent crime is down
McLean County State’s Attorney Don Knapp. (File photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By HOI-ABC BLOOMINGTON– The McLean County State’s Attorney says despite the recent uptick in mu...
Feb 24, 2021
New location picked for Connect Transit
The transit system will soon start negotiating to buy the property, now owned by a St. Louis real estate company. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By HOI-ABC BLOOMINGTON– Trustees overseeing B...
Feb 24, 2021
Panel of tourism and hospitality professionals urges state senators to get Illinois moving
Mike Jacobson, president and CEO of the Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association, says his industry means a lot to the economy – and to people who need jobs. (Facebook/Illinois Restaurant Associat...
Feb 22, 2021
Illinois corn growers are out with their legislative wish list
State and federal lawmakers can count on hearing from the Illinois Corn Growers Association in 2021. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois corn growers are out with t...
Feb 22, 2021
Solar Energy expert: Texas blackouts due to climate change
Shannon Fulton with Straight Up Solar spoke with WJBC’s Marc Strauss. (Photo by bengt-re/flickr)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – As power slowly comes back on in the lone star state due to a nat...
Feb 22, 2021
