Category Archives: State News
Cannabis law could allow cigar, hooka lounges to have consumption, but owner says unlikely
When recreational cannabis becomes the law of the land next month, municipalities have the ability to allow for local businesses that get 80 percent or more of their income from tobacco sales to have ...
Dec 23, 2019
Pritzker creates commission focused on early childhood education, care
Pritzker announced this month he's increasing how much the state spends on early childhood programs such as the Child Care Assistance Program. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/Facebook) By Illinois Radi...
Dec 23, 2019
Memorial service for the homeless in Springfield
The candlelight service outside the city's Helping Hands shelter recognized the thirteen homeless people who died in Springfield over the past year (PHOTO: Dave Dahl) By Dave Dahl Springfield T...
Dec 20, 2019
Illinois unemployment rate drops to record low, but remains above national rate
The drop in unemployment continues a trend of record-setting lows for the state. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to see a trend of record-low...
Dec 19, 2019
IRMA President: ‘not just businesses which will be affected’ with pay hike
The state’s minimum wage will go from From $8.25 an hour to $9.25 New Year's Day. (Photo courtesy: Flickr) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – One of the New Laws in the New Year will have some wor...
Dec 19, 2019
Illinois’ congressional delegation along party lines on impeachment
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) said he has not seen anything that rises to what he called the “nuclear option” of impeachment. (Facebook/Darin LaHood) By Illinois Radio Network/G...
Dec 19, 2019
Report: Illinois’ transparency on economic subsidies gets a middling grade
Jeff Cox, Illinois Department of Agriculture bureau chief of medicinal plants, said new rules in the years ahead from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could include ensuring losses from crops that h...
Dec 18, 2019
Illinois Comptroller: ‘the future of our country is at stake’ when it comes to impeaching President Trump
Mendoza voted to impeach former Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2009. (Photo courtesy: Youtube)(Photo courtesy YouTube)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – One voice for impeachment comes from the office of ... th...
Dec 18, 2019
Group looks for substantive plans from Illinois ethics reforms commission
Center for Illinois Politics Board Chairwoman Susan Garrett, who is a former state lawmaker, said nine out of ten bills on ethics go nowhere. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRING...
Dec 18, 2019
Report: Illinois home price growth slowest in nation, Northwest Indiana one of the fastest
llinois' home price index rose 1.9 percent in the 12 months ending this fall, the slowest in the U.S. One of the fastest-growth areas was right over the border. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois ...
Dec 18, 2019
