Category Archives: State News
Colleges, universities in Illinois eye budget cuts amid pandemic uncertainty
Illinois State University President Larry Dietz has asked department heads to prepare budget scenarios with 10 percent and 20 percent reductions compared with the fiscal year that ends June 30. (Faceb...
May 15, 2020
House Republicans want some communities to reopen
State Rep. CD Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republicans are trying to keep the pressure on Gov. JB Pritzker to let Downstate commun...
May 15, 2020
Governor unveils new employment tool; Illinois has 87,937 coronavirus cases
The new website connects jobs with people who want jobs. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker Thursday unveiled a new employment tool at his daily coronavirus briefi...
May 14, 2020
Economics professor: Rebounding from COVID-19 will be different than coming back from Spanish flu
Carl Campbell, an economics professor at Northern Illinois University, said there is one key difference between the two pandemics. (Photo courtesy niu.edu) By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD &#...
May 14, 2020
Pritzker warns those who defy state’s stay-at-home order
Gov. JB Pritzker gives an update on COVID-19 from his house. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – In addition to delivering the latest coronavirus numbers, Gov. JB Pritzker Wednesd...
May 13, 2020
Illinois lawmakers will return to Springfield next week
The session is Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week. (WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Springfield will welcome back the lawmakers next week. They intend to tackle the ...
May 13, 2020
Local Congressman says don’t expect Democratic COVID-19 recovery bill to go anywhere
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) wants a mechanism to more efficiently get more money to local government. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A local Congressman says, ...
May 13, 2020
Student from Normal guilty of disorderly conduct for elevator noose
This undated photo provided by the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office in Champaign, Ill., shows Andrew Smith. Smith, a University of Illinois student, pleaded guilty Tuesday, May 12, 2020, to mis...
May 13, 2020
Wisconsin Republicans urge federal lawmakers to oppose Illinois bailout money
Members of Wisconsin's Republican legislature are asking the state's congressional delegation to oppose using federal coronavirus relief money to help bail out Illinois. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/F...
May 13, 2020
Amid growing calls for changes, Pritzker says he’ll alter reopening plan if needed
Pritzker on Monday said the data so far, with nearly two weeks into the month, looks good. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Some regions of the state in Gov. J...
May 13, 2020
