Category Archives: State News
Group representing cities, towns, and villages of Illinois making its voice heard among BLM protests
Brad Cole, the executive director of the IML. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A group representing the cities, towns, and villages of Illinois is making its voice heard .....
Jun 17, 2020
Illinois Attorney General tests positive for coronavirus
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Neil Doyle CHICAGO – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Tuesday he has tested positive for coronavirus...
Jun 16, 2020
Gov. Pritzker looks toward Phase Four of re-opening plan
Gov. JB Pritzker (right) announced a grant program to help lower-income Illinoisans affected financially by coronavirus. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker loo...
Jun 15, 2020
Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs canceled due to COVID-19
The State Fair was previously canceled from 1942-1945 due to World War II. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois State Fair) By Neil Doyle SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs ...
Jun 12, 2020
U of I study looks at pandemic stress indicators
Brian Gaines, a political science professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has authored a study of "pandemic stress indicators" for the Institute of Government and Public Affairs.(...
Jun 12, 2020
Two U of I campuses change ACT, SAT requirements
Natalie Herring, associate provost for enrollment management at the University of Illinois Springfield, says – for fall 2021 freshmen only – the Springfield and Chicago campuses are suspen...
Jun 11, 2020
First mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus in Illinois
Your repellent should contain DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR 3535. (WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – It's time to talk about West Nile Virus again. Illinois De...
Jun 11, 2020
Springfield BLM founder: When will it end?
Sunshine Clemons, founder of the Springfield chapter of Black Lives Matter. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Breonna Taylor. Philando Castile. Tamir...
Jun 10, 2020
Gov. Pritzker please with progress Illinoisans are making to defeat COVID-19
Illinois' performance in pushing coronavirus numbers down has Gov. Pritzker optimistic they won't rise again this fall. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is...
Jun 10, 2020
Day two: Harrison murder trial
The prosecution called Harrison a drug dealer that did business out of his mother’s apartment.(PHOTO:HOI-ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON– Christopher Harrison’s attorne...
Jun 10, 2020
