Category Archives: State News
Rauner declares Friday “World Champion Cubs Day”
Gov. Bruce Rauner and First Lady Diana Rauner sang “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during a Chicago Cubs’ playoff game at Wrigley Field. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner)By RFD Ra...
Nov 04, 2016
Task force aims to determine baseline cost to educate students
A task force on education funding is trying to determine a baseline amount for what it takes to educate a student.(Photo courtesy Steven Depolo/flickr)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Lawm...
Nov 03, 2016
High premiums, deductibles scaring young adults away from Obamacare
A Goldwater Institute study shows young people are shying away from Obamacare, citing costs as the main reason. (Facebook/Lakeland) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – One of the problems wi...
Nov 03, 2016
October ranked among the warmest in Illinois
October temperatures averaged five degrees above normal in Illinois. (Photo by midnightcomm/flickr) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – Illinois just finished up with one of the ten warmest Octobers...
Nov 03, 2016
Illinois voters vote early
Twelve percent of Illinois’ 8 million registered voters have already cast ballots ahead of the Nov. 8 election. (WJBC file photo) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – Less than a week before th...
Nov 03, 2016
Medical marijuana ends 1st year in Illinois with 12,000 patients
Illinois has had close to 12,000 patients sign up for medical marijuana in the program’s first year. (Photo by BrettLevin/flickr) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – The medical marijuana prog...
Nov 03, 2016
Illinois ranks in middle of pack on civic engagement
Voter registration in Illinois is at an all time high. (WJBC File Photo)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A new national study puts Illinois at the top for voter accessibili...
Nov 02, 2016
State says voter registrations have surged to historical high
Voter registration in Illinois is at an all time high. (WJBC File Photo) By IRN SPRINGFIELD – Illinois has more registered voters than ever before. There are more than 8 million residents regist...
Nov 01, 2016
Illinois Supreme Court’s new chief justice not expected to make waves
Lloyd Karmeier takes over as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court today. (WJBC file photo)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – There’s a new chief justice of the Illinois Supreme ...
Nov 01, 2016
Durbin applauds Iraqi forces closing in on ISIS
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is applauding Iraqi forces for closing in on ISIS in the Iraqi city of Mosul. (Photo courtesy Illinois Radio Network)By RFD Radio/WFMBSPRINGFIELD – U.S. trained Iraqi force...
Nov 01, 2016
