Category Archives: State News
You still can’t vote often, but Illinois election authorities want you to do it early
Matt Dietrich, spokesman, Illinois State Board of Elections, says vote-by-mail is so 2020.(Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD– Vote-by-mail is so 2020 !!“We are in a u...
Aug 17, 2020
State distributing 2.5 million free face masks to public schools
The free face masks are being distributed by the Illinois State Board of Education and Illinois Emergency Management Agency. (Photo Pixabay) By Neil Doyle SPRINGFIELD – The state is distr...
Aug 14, 2020
Group of state lawmakers announce nine ethics bills
House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago). (Photo courtesy: WikiMedia/Illinoislawmakers) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – If the person you're not talking about is a Democrat, can you still use the phras...
Aug 13, 2020
Davis: Illinois is one state which is doing vote-by-mail properly
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – When President Trump calls vote-by-mail a fraud-ridden Democratic Party vote machine, he’s not ta...
Aug 13, 2020
Durbin happy about the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Wednesday was at the main post office in Springfield. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Even though he backed U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.),...
Aug 13, 2020
Illinois retailers upset about JCAR mask ruling
Rob Karr, president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois retailers are beyond unhappy with the decision to allow local authoriti...
Aug 12, 2020
JCAR approves Pritzker’s mask mandate for businesses
The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules Tuesday afternoon passed the governor's proposal on a partisan vote. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Pritzker administration Tuesd...
Aug 11, 2020
Illinois Supreme Court approves Pritzker’s request to halt Bailey case
State Rep. Darren Bailey (left) and Gov. JB Pritzker. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By HOI ABCSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court has suspended a Clay County contempt hearing originally sch...
Aug 11, 2020
Gov. Pritzker announces Emergency Rental Assistance program
Gov. JB Pritzker announces the Emergency Rental Assistance program. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Who’s going to pay the rent? "The economic pain brought on by COV...
Aug 11, 2020
Pritzker announces new IDPH rules regarding face coverings and size of gatherings
Gov. JB Pritzker during a press briefing Friday in Chicago. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleCHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday announced that the Illinois Department of Public Health will ...
Aug 07, 2020
