Category Archives: State News
Native American tribe could reclaim its land in DeKalb County if a bill becomes law
Rebecca Oest spoke at the capitol Tuesday morning. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A long struggle by a Native American tribe to reclaim its land in DeKalb County woul...
May 21, 2024
Bill addressing legislative rulemaking of IEMA heads to Gov. Pritzker’s desk
State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer sponsored the bill. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – As the Illinois General Assembly waits for a budget to be put together for a hoped-for Frid...
May 20, 2024
Foster kids hair care plan sparks debate at State Capitol
The sponsor, State Sen. Mike Simmons (pictured) (D-Chicago), is a Black man known for his distinctive hairstyles. He said opposing the bill means you are siding with Jim Crow. (WJBC File Photo)By Dave...
May 20, 2024
New bill could waive building permit fees for disabled veterans in Illinois
While the fee is waived, the paperwork to obtain a building permit must still be submitted. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD-TVSPRINGFIELD – A new bill that is heading to Gov. JB Pritzker's de...
May 16, 2024
Illinois FBI Special Agent in Charge leaving for position at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Springfield Field Office Special Agent in Charge David Nanz plans to leave for a position in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy: FBI Springfield)By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Division o...
May 15, 2024
House gives OK to new state agency focused on early childhood programs
Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, pictured Thursday during House floor debate of Senate Bill 1, which would create a new state agency dubbed the Department of Early Childhood. (Capitol News I...
May 10, 2024
Illinois Senate bill would require insurers to cover continuous glucose monitors
Dr. Emma Daisy, president of the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, supports a bill that would expand insurance coverage of "continuous glucose monitors" to all diabetics – not just people w...
May 10, 2024
Field Museum acquires fossil of earliest known bird
Only a dozen other Archaeopteryx specimens have been found with most of them in Europe. (Photo courtesy of the Field Museum of Chicago)By WMBD-TVCHICAGO – The Field Museum unveiled its acquisiti...
May 08, 2024
Gov. Pritzker hosts first ever ‘EV Showcase’
Gov. JB Pritzker hosted an “EV Showcase” Tuesday afternoon at the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker continues to bra...
May 08, 2024
Bill would require state to regulate and tax hemp-derived products
State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A bill at the Illinois Capitol would end the days of hemp being in a Wild West.Regulation. Taxation. Safety. A ban...
May 08, 2024
