Category Archives: State News
Illinois Department of Corrections boosts training to handle mentally ill inmates
Gov. Bruce Rauner is promoting an IDOC effort to train prison staff on mental illness. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Dep...
Dec 15, 2016
Caterpillar announces layoffs
(Photo courtesy Facebook/Caterpillar)By RFD News NetworkPEORIA – One of the state's premier companies is announcing layoffs just a week before Christmas.Caterpillar in Peoria will be making an u...
Dec 14, 2016
Pastor touts Rauner’s economic-reform agenda to curb gun violence, create jobs
Gov. Bruce Rauner. (Photo courtesy Facebook/BruceRauner) By Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – Speaking alongside Pastor Corey Brooks of New Beginnings Church of Chicago Monday, Gov. Bruce Rauner ...
Dec 13, 2016
Rauner works through clemency backlog
Gov. Bruce Rauner has granted about 80 pardons since he took office in 2015. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner is plowing through clemency ...
Dec 13, 2016
Instant lottery grand prizes not so instant
The Illinois Lottery failed to pay on 23 grand prizes between 20011 and 2015 according to a Chicago Tribune report. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Lottery) By RFD Radio SPRINGFIELD – If you t...
Dec 13, 2016
Illinois expands problem-solving court system
Problem-solving courts work to reduce jail overcrowding. (Flickr/MichaelCoghlan) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Supreme Court has approved an expansion of probl...
Dec 12, 2016
Rauner cancels budget meeting after Dems say they don’t have budget framework
It’s not clear if any new budget meetings are scheduled in Springfield. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – There's a difference of opinion in what needs ...
Dec 09, 2016
Study shows underwater mortgages increasing in Illinois
A study shows more underwater mortgages are in Illinois than in all but one other state. (WJBC file photo)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ sluggish economy ...
Dec 08, 2016
Expert says state labor dispute may reach Supreme Court
AFSCME’s dispute over a new contract may end up in the Supreme Court. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A forty hour work week, workplace safety task...
Dec 08, 2016
FBI data indicates 5 Illinois cities more dangerous than Chicago
(Flickr/Alan Cleaver) By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – New FBI data show that you are more likely to be a victim of violent crime in five Illinois cities other than Chicago. T...
Dec 07, 2016
