Category Archives: State News
Sandoval pleads guilty as some lawmakers seek to end ‘corrupt’ red-light camera industry
Gov. J.B. Pritzker left the issue of how to deal with red-light cameras to the state legislature. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Former state Sen. Martin San...
Jan 29, 2020
Lawmakers hope to see governor address ethics, property taxes, pensions in State of the State address
Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his State of the State speech today and some at the statehouse want the governor to addresses some key issues. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker) By Illinois Radio Network SPR...
Jan 29, 2020
Illinois lawmakers seek truce with other states to end business poaching
Illinois is looking for a legislative truce with other states that use tax credits to try to lure businesses away. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Illinois la...
Jan 29, 2020
IRS warns of ‘ghost tax preparers’ who could get taxpayers fined, arrested
The Internal Revenue Service is warning of "ghost" tax preparers. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The Internal Revenue Service is warning of "ghost" tax preparers ...
Jan 28, 2020
Gov. Pritzker again opposes suspending auto voter program that erroneously registered 500 people who said they weren’t U.S. citizens
An Illinois House hearing is scheduled to take up the issue Thursday. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker again said that temporarily suspending the...
Jan 28, 2020
Republicans look to address firearm owner ID delays, fund sweeps, mandatory fingerprinting proposal
Illinois State Police officials say they're working through a backlog of FOID renewal requests. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – As lawmakers prepare to come bac...
Jan 28, 2020
Corruption expert: Former State Sen. Sandoval working with prosecutors ‘could be huge’
Federal investigators raided Sandoval’s offices and home in 2019 searching for evidence of a kickback scheme. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Former Illin...
Jan 28, 2020
Ex-State Sen. Martin Sandoval charged in two-count indictment
Sandoval this month dropped out of the General Assembly. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The ongoing federal investigation into Illinois government and politics has taken an...
Jan 27, 2020
Illinois Works program aims to help address construction labor shortage
The average Illinois construction worker is now 50 years old. That's creating labor issues in the field for contractors and labor unions alike. (Photo courtesy: Flickr) By Illinois Radio Network SPRIN...
Jan 27, 2020 (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)
Illinois lawmaker raised concerns about automatic voter registration program in 2016
An Illinois state senator predicted in 2016 that Illinois' automatic voter registration would result in non-citizens being given voter cards. (Photo courtesy: Flickr) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGF...
Jan 27, 2020
