Category Archives: State News
Central Illinois militia members plead guilty to Minnesota mosque bombing
This Islamic center in Bloomington, Minnesota became the target of a Ford County-based militia group for a 2017 bombing. (DAF Center Facebook page) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA ̵...
Jan 25, 2019
Passenger confronts Rep. Davis for flying first class during shutdown
A passenger confronted Central Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis for flying first class on a flight from Chicago to Washington on Tuesday. (HuffPost video) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A video...
Jan 23, 2019
Pritzker calls for more renewable energy, expert warns of consumer costs
Gov. J.B. Pritzker put Illinois with other states in the U.S. Climate Alliance with the goal of using more renewable energy but a critic says that could translate into higher utility costs. (Dave Dahl...
Jan 23, 2019
ISBE asking for another big budget
The new education funding formula requires many billions of dollars to work. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education has another big budget ask of t...
Jan 19, 2019
School calendars may change with new state law
The new law requires students to be in class during all attendance days. (Pixabay)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A change in Illinois education law removed a minimum instructional hour r...
Jan 18, 2019
Child pornography charges include victims from central Illinois
Barnwell, a registered sex offender, will remain on supervised release for the rest of his life once his prison term is completed (PHOTO:Pixabay) By Katherine MurphyPEORIA– A Texas man has ...
Jan 16, 2019
Gov. Pritzker pleases unions, faces GOP critics on state workers pay
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (PHOTO:Dave Dahl,WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – On his first full day in office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker got off on the right “step,” as far as state wor...
Jan 15, 2019
Rauner reduces sentence in 1995 Logan County double murder
Jon Morgan was 14 when he killed his grandparents in Lincoln in April 1995. (Illinois Department of Corrections photo) By Howard PackowitzSPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner, during his final d...
Jan 14, 2019
Former Illinois House member joins Pritzker administration
David Harris, a Republican who is leaving the Illinois House to become Gov-elect JB Pritzker's director of revenue, says the state's future is bright. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD &#...
Jan 13, 2019
LaHood blasts Durbin’s Peoria visit as Trump appeals for southern border wall
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood of Dunlap is blasting U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s central Illinois visit earlier this week. LaHood said Durbin should have stayed in the nation’s capitol trying to break...
Jan 09, 2019
