Category Archives: State News
Davis explains why he voted in favor of the budget
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaNORMAL – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis is pleased to see more emphasis on the military in the federal budget passed earlier this week with his supp...
Oct 30, 2015
Medical pot applications approved, IDs in mail
(Photo Courtesy Flickr/DankDepot)By Alex Degman/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Thousands of applications for medical marijuana usage have been approved and ID cards should be in applicants'...
Oct 30, 2015
Legal expert: Hastert will avoid prison but career, reputation destroyed
Dennis Hastert will be sentenced on February 29. (WJBC file photo)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Even if former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert avoids prison time after his gu...
Oct 29, 2015
Hastert pleads guilty to charges in hush money case
Dennis Hastert. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaCHICAGO – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud charges.The 73-year-old Republican from Illinois entered...
Oct 28, 2015
Illinois lawmaker seeks to regulate fantasy sports
State Rep. Mike Zalewski wants to regulate fantasy sports sites like casinos. (Photo by John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – A new bill would defin...
Oct 28, 2015
Obama pushes for gun control laws in speech to police chiefs
By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – President Obama calls for tougher gun laws in a speech to police chiefs in Chicago.Speaking at the annual conference of the International Associat...
Oct 28, 2015
Illinois corn, soybean harvest nearly complete
Illinois’ corn and soybean harvest are 93 percent complete. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois harvest is almost done, but th...
Oct 27, 2015
Lobbyist spending in Illinois exceeds 2014 totals
Lobbyists have spent $1.2 million in Illinois in 2015. (WJBC file photo)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Spending by lobbyists in Illinois in 2015 has already surpassed what the s...
Oct 27, 2015
Metro unemployment rates down, 8 areas see job losses
Bloomington-Normal’s 4.3 percent unemployment is the lowest in the state.(Photo courtesy Flickr/Flazingo Photos)By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Internal data at the Illinois Departme...
Oct 23, 2015
Rauner announces tentative deal with trade unions
By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – There's a new tentative deal between the state and various trades unions.Gov. Bruce Rauner's office says after several months of good faith negotiations the...
Oct 23, 2015
