Category Archives: State News
Report suggests statewide bag, bottle, stormwater fees to boost Illinois EPA funding
The EPA's budget has been shrinking with the growing cost of pensions, according to the report. (Photo courtesy: United States Environmental Protection Agency/Facebook)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGF...
Dec 11, 2019
Pritzker lays out priorities for next year, including ethics reforms
When asked if he thinks federal investigators are closing in on House Speaker Michael Madigan, Pritzker said he doesn't know, but said ethics reforms are also on the agenda for next year. (Photo court...
Dec 11, 2019
IFB’s Nielsen: USMCA agreement improvement over NAFTA
Illinois Farm Bureau Director of National Legislation and Policy Development Adam Nielsen. (Photo courtesy Illinois Farm Bureau) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – House Democrats and Speaker Nancy...
Dec 10, 2019
Report: Illinois’ cigarette smuggling getting worse
The foundation took the smoking rates from each state and estimated if they were collecting less revenue or more revenue in excise taxes than they should. More revenue means people are coming to your ...
Dec 10, 2019
Food stamps in restaurants, gender-neutral bathrooms among 250 new laws coming to Illinois on Jan. 1
Altogether more than 250 new laws take effect on New Year's Day. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – More than 250 laws take effect next month in Illinois, changi...
Dec 10, 2019
IDOT requests feedback regarding state’s transportation system
A stretch of Veterans Parkway was recently resurfaced by IDOT. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Illinois residents have the chance to give their feedback regarding the state's t...
Dec 05, 2019 (Photo courtesy: File)
Several Illinois House GOP members call for special session on ethics
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – If you have been following the news out of the Capitol at all, you know that “ethics” i...
Dec 04, 2019
Study: Illinois could save state, check recipients, money by modernizing payment methods
With approximately seven percent of adult Illinoisans lacking a bank account, senior fellow Erik Randolph says those people who get a check from the state will have to pay to have it cashed. (Photo co...
Dec 04, 2019
Illinois Secretary of State extending hours at some driver facilities amid high demand for REAL IDs
Since the Illinois Secretary of State's office began to offer the federally compliant REAL ID driver licenses and ID cards in March, it has processed about a half-million statewide. (Photo Illinois Se...
Dec 03, 2019
After committing in April, Gov. J.B. Pritzker holds up planning to stop Asian carp
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has yet to sign off on allowing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to start the initial study for a project to stop Asian carp before the fish reach the Great Lakes, even tho...
Dec 03, 2019
