Category Archives: State News
Gov. Pritzker announces fourteen new cases of COVID-19
Illinois now has 46 cases of COVID-19. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker has changed his mind and ordered K-12 schools in the state to close for two weeks. ...
Mar 13, 2020
Pritzker: Illinois K-12 schools to close through March 30 due to coronavirus pandemic
Gov. J.B. Pritzker stood with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot at the James R.Thompson Center, announcing he was exercising his power under the disaster proclamation and the Illinois Department of Public ...
Mar 13, 2020
Illinois primary election still on for Tuesday
There is still a primary election Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Don't forget – there is a primary election Tuesday! "Largely, a pretty low-key affair" sta...
Mar 13, 2020
New bill would limit use of solitary confinement in Illinois prisons
Now, Gay, state Rep. La Shawn Ford, and a Chicago law firm with an ongoing lawsuit over the practice are pushing for legislation that Ford says would limit solitary time and require inmates in solitar...
Mar 13, 2020
State health officials confirm 32 cases of coronavirus
The IDPH said no new Illinois counties are represented in the latest seven cases. (Photo Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – If you're waiting for Gov Prit...
Mar 13, 2020
State Farm and COUNTRY Financial announce social distancing to prevent COVID-19
State Farm said employees who are not equipped to work from home are urged to speak to their leaders about paid administrative leave. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – State ...
Mar 12, 2020
Illinoisans again shoulder heaviest tax burden in nation
Financial service website WalletHub has ranked Illinois fifty-first in terms of overall taxpayer burden at the state and local level. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD ...
Mar 12, 2020
Major loses in stock market could hurt Illinois’ underfunded pensions, analysts say
Illinois' five pension funds combined are only about 40 percent funded with more than $136 billion unfunded liability. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – A publi...
Mar 12, 2020
Republicans again seek suspension of Illinois’ automatic voter registration program as new problems surface
Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray said while no voter's rights were harmed from the most recent error, it is still unacceptable. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – ...
Mar 12, 2020
Illinois businesses buckle down amid growing coronavirus concerns
Public health officials announced six more positive tests for COVID-19, bringing the Illinois total to 25. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – As fears over the s...
Mar 12, 2020
