Category Archives: State News
Former GOP state lawmaker, candidate for governor sentenced to 42 months in prison
Former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Springfield on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)Sam McCann abruptly en...
Jul 10, 2024
Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act advancing clean energy while producing jobs
Jay Rowell, runs an organization that will administer a "pre-apprenticeship" program. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois' Climate and Equitable Jobs Act is entering...
Jul 09, 2024
Pritzker to meet with Biden, Dem governors concerned about president’s campaign
Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in a file photo in his Illinois State Capitol office. The governor traveled to the White House on Monday to meet with the president and many of the nation's other Democrat...
Jul 04, 2024
Pritzker signs election bill to increase party power in primary elections
A voting booth is pictured in Sangamon County. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell) Measures also include reforms to electoral college electors and voter registration dataBy ANDREW ADAMSCa...
Jul 03, 2024
Over a hundred libraries across the state receive a total of $2M to expand technology
The grants are for libraries in communities with low tax bases and high poverty rates. (Books to Benefits) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – More than one hundred libraries in Illinois are in for a tot...
Jun 06, 2024
Gov. Pritzker signs $53B budget into law
Gov. Pritzker signed the state budget on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/X)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The state's $53.1 billion dollar budget is now law. Gov. JB Pritzker signed it in ...
Jun 05, 2024
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson headlines Peoria-Tazewell Lincoln Day Dinner
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson. (X/Speaker Mike Johnson)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, shared his views with people in Peoria Saturday...
Jun 03, 2024
Illinois House approves $53 billion budget
SB 251 SA 3 has passed the House, 65-45, and awaits the governor's action. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A $53.1 billion budget is on its way to the governor.Just after 2 a.m., the I...
May 29, 2024
West Nile Virus positive mosquitoes found in Fulton County
Tips on how to prevent the spread of West Nile Virus can be found below. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVFULTON COUNTY – The Fulton County Health Department announced a pool of mosquitoes in Cuba hav...
May 23, 2024
Big package of business incentives has passed the Illinois House
HB 817 has passed the House, 98-14. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A big package of business incentives, called the “quantum bill,” has passed the Illinois House.The gover...
May 23, 2024
