Category Archives: State News
Durbin accuses Ryan of backtracking on immigration
U.S. Dick Durbin says he’s disappointed new House Speaker Paul Ryan is pledging not to act on immigration reform while President Obama is in office because of a 2013 appearance by Ryan in Chicag...
Nov 06, 2015
Damaged trees replaced at Illinois State Fairgrounds
Gov. Bruce Rauner (fourth from right) joined officials from the Illinois Green Industries Association for a tree planting at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois State Fai...
Nov 06, 2015
Bloomington-Normal gas prices among cheapest in Illinois
Gas prices briefly dropped below $2 per gallon in Bloomington-Normal recently. (Photo by Mike Mozart/flickr)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – In a world where everything is relati...
Nov 05, 2015
Illinois Supreme Court rejects $10 billion judgment against Phillip Morris
A class-action lawsuit claimed Phillip Morris marketed “light” and “low-tar” cigarettes as less likely to cause cancer. (Photo by uzi978/flickr)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Netw...
Nov 05, 2015
Illinois joins crackdown against aggressive debt collectors
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says her office receives complaints about debt collectors harassing people over debt which they have either already paid or didn’t owe in the first place. ...
Nov 05, 2015
Trump to stage rally in Springfield
Donald Trump will appear at a rally in Springfield on Monday. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/flickr)By Alex Degman/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Donald Trump appears at a campaign rally in Spring...
Nov 04, 2015
Former Illinois chief justice Fitzgerald dies
By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Former Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Fitzgerald died Sunday at 74.Fitzgerald’s 34-year judicial career included a decade on t...
Nov 04, 2015
Public health admins call for passage of $17.1 million appropriation
(WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Another byproduct of the state budget standoff: cutbacks in public health programs, from immunizations to restaurant inspections...
Nov 03, 2015
Treasurer’s office sued over insurance company records request
Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs. (Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio Network)SPRINGFIELD – The state treasurer's office, due to a lawsuit, can't audit an insurance company to make sure policy holder...
Nov 02, 2015
Rauner, Rahm argue over state budget
(Photo courtesy John Gregory)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The state is about is head into its fifth month without a budget, and Gov. Bruce Rauner is sending dead fish to Chica...
Oct 30, 2015
