Category Archives: State News
Illinois’ highest-paid school boss under investigation days before retirement, $762,000 payout
Superintendent Troy Paraday is set to retire at the end of the month and att more than $400,000 a year, he's already the highest-paid superintendent in the state. (Pixaby) By Illinois Radio Network/Co...
Oct 15, 2018
Illinois student loan debt lower than national average
The report from the Institute for College Access and Success ranks Illinois in the middle of the pack at No. 24 for average student debt amounts. (Pixaby) By Illinois Radio Network/Cole Lauterb...
Oct 15, 2018
U.S. Representative Rodney Davis on VP Mike Pence
A last minute visit from the Vice President for US Rep. Rodney Davis (PHOTO:Dave Dahl) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– It's harder to imagine an odder couple than President Trump and Vice Presi...
Oct 15, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence drops by for lunch
A last minute visit from the Vice President for US Rep. Rodney Davis (PHOTO:Dave Dahl) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– A crowd estimated at 250 stood in a country club ballroom for a not...
Oct 12, 2018
Final debate between Rauner and Pritzker
Final debate leaves questions unanswered (WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl QUINCY– The two main candidates for governor found their way out of the Chicago area for a joint appearance, this o...
Oct 12, 2018
401(k)s, raise taxes, change the constitution: Candidates vary on how to solve pension crisis
The state’s pension costs have continued to climb, crowding out spending in other areas. (WJBC file photo) By Illinois Radio Network/Greg BishopSPRINGFIELD – Races up and down the sta...
Oct 11, 2018
Gov. Rauner under fire for treatment of state employees
As Gov. Rauner prepares for his final broadcast debate he's under fire for how he is treating state employees. (WJBC File Photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – State workers represented by AFSCM...
Oct 11, 2018
Impasse puts Illinois at bottom of fiscal solvency rankings
The nonprofit Mercatus Center at George Mason University released their annual comparison of states' fiscal stability. (Photo Courtesy Mercatus Center Website) By Illinois Radio Network/Cole Laut...
Oct 11, 2018
Vets, Dems attack Rauner over Quincy outbreak
Veterans joined Democrats during the protest in Springfield. (Dave Dahl) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Four weeks before the election – and two days before the final candidates' debate in Qui...
Oct 09, 2018
Opposition to a gas tax hike in Illinois appears to be strong
Eighty percent of respondents to a survey from the Technology and Manufacturing Association rejected the idea, even if the revenue were earmarked for infrastructure improvement. (Pixaby) By Ill...
Oct 08, 2018
