Category Archives: State News
Coronavirus cases in Illinois now over 43,000
Gov. JB Pritzker with the daily update on COVID-19. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 2,126 new cases of coronavirus....
Apr 26, 2020
Anti-stay-home rally in Springfield
Protesters braved the rain in Springfield to speak their piece against the "stay home" order. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – About a hundred protesters braved a chilly drizzle S...
Apr 26, 2020
State lawmaker sues governor for stay-home order
State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), in a Facebook video outside the Clay County Courthouse, said Gov. Pritzker lacked the authority to extend the order without the legislature's approval. (Dave Dahl/W...
Apr 25, 2020
Now 88 cases of COVID-19 in McLean County; Over 41,000 cases statewide
COVID-19 numbers as of Saturday in McLean County. (Photo courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Department announced one new coronavir...
Apr 25, 2020
Two more test positive in Livingston County
There are now twenty confirmed COVID-19 cases in Livingston County. (Facebook/Livingston County Health Department) By Katherine MurphyTwo more Livingston County residents have tested positi...
Apr 25, 2020
State health officials report one-day high in coronavirus cases, testing
Gov. JB Pritzker at his daily COVID-19 press briefing. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois recorded another one-day high in coronavirus cases Friday, 2,724. But there’...
Apr 24, 2020
Illinois business group wants graduated income tax taken off of November ballot
Gov. Pritzker announced the new “stay-at-home” guidelines during his daily press briefing on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Regardless of your feeli...
Apr 24, 2020
Illinois college campuses face prospect of staying closed this fall
Eric Jome, director of media relations at Illinois State University, said if students do return for the fall semester, campus life will be different.(Facebook/Illinois State University) By Illi...
Apr 24, 2020
GOP Senators seek records related to early release from prisons
A state senator is demanding information from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's Department of Corrections says communities need to know if convicted murders were released from prison during a pandemic. (P...
Apr 24, 2020
More than 755,000 people in Illinois have filed for unemployment benefits
State officials say they've processed more than 750,000 unemployment claims since the beginning of March and paid out $700 million in benefits. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SP...
Apr 24, 2020
