Category Archives: State News
State health officials announce 4,776 new cases of coronavirus
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,033,526 cases, including 17,627 deaths. (Facebook/Reditus Laboratories) By Neil Doyle SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Mond...
Jan 11, 2021
Madigan suspends campaign for Speaker
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By WJBC Staff and Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) released a statement Monday and...
Jan 11, 2021
Illinois lawmaker faints during House session
State Rep. Darren Bailey. (Facebook/Darren Bailey for State Senate 55th District) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Southern Illinois lawmaker Darren Bailey, a House Republican who later this we...
Jan 11, 2021
First vote for speaker today
House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago). (Photo courtesy: WikiMedia/Illinoislawmakers) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Democrats will start voting in Sunday, as House Speaker Mike Madig...
Jan 10, 2021
IDES complaints continue
State Rep. Mike Marron (R-Fithian) says he's had it with Gov. JB Pritzker's oversight of the state unemployment system during the pandemic. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – I...
Jan 08, 2021
LaHood: Trump “somewhat responsible”
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (Photo courtesy Facebook/Darin LaHood)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Criticism continues from within the President's own party after Wednesday's riots at the Capitol.U.S. Rep. ...
Jan 07, 2021
Illinois surpasses one million COVID-19 cases
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,008,045 cases, including 17,272 deaths.(Facebook/Reditus Laboratories) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday...
Jan 07, 2021
Could it happen here? It already has
Henry Haupt, a spokesman for the Illinois secretary of state's office, spoke with WJBC’s Dave Dahl. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Could it happen here? It already ha...
Jan 07, 2021
Gov. Pritzker: Vaccine priority given to Illinoisans 65 and up
Gov. Pritzker during a COVID-19 press briefing. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The message remains: wear a mask. But there's a new one: get a shot. Gov. JB Pritzker said ...
Jan 07, 2021
Sen. Duckworth: What happened in the capitol “is shameful”
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Tammy Duckworth) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – One of the state's top Democrats, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), took the opportunity in the ...
Jan 07, 2021
