Category Archives: State News
Gas prices spike in Central Illinois
Gas prices are averaging $2.92 per gallon in Illinois. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association)By Eric StockSPRINGFIELD – The cost of filling up is going up, but an oil...
Jul 10, 2015
House approves one-month budget
The Illinois House passed a $2.3 billion one-month budget Thursday. (WJBC file photo)By Alex Degman/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A one-month budget with guaranteed state-employee paycheck...
Jul 09, 2015
State treasurer: Credit unions offering interest-free loans to state workers
(Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – State employees who won’t get paid until a budget is passed may be eligible for interest-free loans.Through...
Jul 09, 2015
Rauner to Democrats: Give me my reforms and I’ll give you your tax increases
Rauner said Wednesday that he will agree to a tax hike if lawmakers pass his desired reforms. (WJBC File Photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner said he'll set a...
Jul 08, 2015
Judge: No full pay for state workers without budget
Illinois lawmakers will need to pass a budget before state workers can be paid. (WJBC file photo)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – State workers can’t paid their full salarie...
Jul 07, 2015
Manar: Rauner not same in budget talks
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – One Illinois lawmaker said it’s not the same Governor Bruce Rauner talking about the budget now as it was a few ...
Jul 07, 2015
Illinois hopeful for future Cuba trading
The Illinois Farm Bureau is hopeful for future farm trading with Cuba. (WJBC File Photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Cuba Working Group is optimistic about the p...
Jul 06, 2015
Don’t let the fourth bug you
Keep hot food away from cold food (Flickr/The Culinary Geek)By IRN/ Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Between the sun, the water, the bugs, and fresh food, there are many ways the Fourth of July can get on...
Jul 04, 2015
Davis: Science isn’t winning the debate on GMOs
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis said there is a lot of misinformation out there about genetically modified organisms. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaCLINTON – A group of business leaders and celebrities w...
Jul 02, 2015
Illinois school board chairman happy to see more school funding
Illinois schools are receiving more funding for the 2016 fiscal year. (WJBC file photo)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The chairman of the state Board of Education is happy to ha...
Jul 01, 2015
