Category Archives: State News
Guns and Drugs on the mind of Sen. Dick Durbin
Durbin attended services for a couple of Aurora shooting victims a few days ago (PHOTO:Dave Dahl)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD– Gun violence and prescription drug costs were among the topics of a Sund...
Feb 25, 2019
Despite Vote Postponement, Group Still Calls for Protests
No ICE Dwight is still calling for protest ahead of tonight’s board meeting in Dwight (Photo No ICE Dwight Facebook page) By A.J. HarrisDWIGHT – Though there will be no vote on ...
Feb 25, 2019
District 87: School crisis plan meets new state mandates
Retired Bloomington Police officer Brian Evans is Director of Safety and Security for District 87,(Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A retired Bloomington Pol...
Feb 25, 2019
Truckers charged in McLean County’s third largest cocaine bust
Bricks of cocaine with an estimated street value of $5 million were allegedly seized from a semi on Interstate 55 near Towanda. (Illinois State Police photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON –...
Feb 22, 2019
Gov. Pritzker delivers inaugural budget address
Gov. JB Pritzker, giving his budget address to a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly, says simply cutting spending — that is, discretionary spending — by fifteen percent won't d...
Feb 20, 2019
What’s in store for Pritzker budget address
Freshman Gov. J.B. Pritzker will deliver his first budget address Wednesday(File photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD– After Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives his budget speech at...
Feb 20, 2019
Back to the drawing board for legislative maps
Sen Minority Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD–Another day, another discussion about changing the way Illinois draws its legislative districts. All nineteen Illinois...
Feb 13, 2019
Report: Amazon, GM want stake in Rivian
The R1S sports utility vehicle that Rivian plans to build at the former Mitsubishi Motors plant in west Normal. (Rivian photo) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – The international news agenc...
Feb 12, 2019
Pritzker: State once Lincoln’s home faces challenges
Illinois' new governor has marked off another first, his first commemoration of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The state budget speech next week was ...
Feb 12, 2019
Budget woes deeper than anticipated
The current fiscal year's budget is at a deficit $400 million more than expected — $3.2 billion (PHOTO: Gov. J.B. Pritzker Facebook page) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD– As his predecessor, ...
Feb 10, 2019
