Category Archives: State News
Business group bashes sick leave bill
A business group want Governor Rauner to veto a sick leave bill. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By IRNSPRINGFIELD – An Illinois business group wants Gov. Bruce Rauner to veto a bill that would all...
Jul 11, 2016
AFSCME strike talk heats up
AFSCME members staged a rally in Bloomington in June 2015. A strike is now being considered. (WJBC file photo)By IRNTalk of a strike seems to be heating up among members of the state's largest public-...
Jul 10, 2016
Ex-Congressman Walsh on Dallas shootings: “This is now war”
Joe Walsh served one term in Congress from 2011 to 2013. (Photo courtesy Wikipedia)By WJBC StaffCHICAGO – In response to the killing of five police officers and the wounding of seven others, for...
Jul 08, 2016
Duckworth campaign warchest rises
Tammy Duckworth has $5.5 million on hand in her U.S. Senate campaign against incumbent Mark Kirk.(WJBC file photos)By RFD RadioWASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s Senate campaign warc...
Jul 08, 2016
Durbin applauds Cuba travel proposal
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he hopes Chicago is chosen to host direct flights to and from Cuba. (Photo by Illinois Radio Network)By RFD Radio/WFMBWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is applauding ...
Jul 08, 2016
Labor board sides with AFSCME
Thousand of union members staged a protest outside the Illinois Capitol in May. (Photo courtesy Facebook/ AFSCME Council 31)By RFD News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The impasse between Gov. Bruce Rauner...
Jul 07, 2016
Law enforcement have mixed feelings on Stingray regulating bill
Stingrays can be used to get information from cell phones. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Johan Larsson)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – State lawmakers and the American Civil Libe...
Jul 07, 2016
Illinois seeks to update cyberstalking laws after court ruling
State Sen. Linda Holmes proposed a bill to update Illinois’ stalking laws. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ protection on...
Jul 07, 2016
Illinois State Fair vendors getting paid nearly a year late
The 2016 Illinois State Fair is scheduled Aug. 11-21. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois State Fair)By RFD RadioSPRINGFIELD – Nearly a year after the last corn dog was sold, it looks like some ve...
Jul 07, 2016
Durbin honors Mikva on Senate floor
Political icon Abner Mikva died Monday at age 90. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mikva Challenge)By RFD Radio/WFMBWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., offered a tribute to a fixture in Illinois...
Jul 07, 2016
