Category Archives: State News
Rauner defends ‘turnaround’ agenda to union leaders
Gov. Rauner thinks eliminating the prevailing wage law will help free up state money for infrastructure projects. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD ...
Apr 29, 2015
Durbin, Kirk want Supreme Court to strike down gay marriage bans
U.S. Sens Dick Durbin (L) and Mark Kirk want same sex marriage bans to be ruled unconstitutional. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mark Kirk)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Illinois̵...
Apr 28, 2015
Treasurer’s audit shows lack of accountability, oversight
Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs paid for an audit of the department after he took office. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – For this state treasurer,...
Apr 28, 2015
Illinois House wants to offer second chance for minor offenders
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy is the sponsor of a bill which would allow schools to hire people with minor criminal records of long ago. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRI...
Apr 27, 2015
Legislation to cut down on number of specialty license plates passes House
Legislation to reduce the amount of specialty license plates has passed the House. (Photo courtesy Flickr)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Your favorite sports team. A charity or...
Apr 24, 2015
Legislation making sweet corn Illinois’ official vegetable clears the Senate
A bill to make sweet corn the official state vegetable has passed in the Senate. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate has approved a bill that would make sweet corn th...
Apr 24, 2015
Memo: Test opt-out bill jeopardizes federal education funds
By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A measure that would allow parents to opt their children out of taking standardized tests in public schools would risk Illinois losing over $1 billion in fe...
Apr 24, 2015
New state schools leader believes poor schools need most help
By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Illinois' school-superintendent-to-be says poor schools need more help than wealthy ones.State lawmakers are working on legislation to adjust stat...
Apr 23, 2015
Rauner continues push for ‘right-to-work’ zones
Gov. Bruce Rauner (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – You may have heard about Gov. Bruce Rauner's hopes to "empower" Illinoisans to choose whether they want t...
Apr 22, 2015
Top 10 list gives rules for medical pot patients
More than 18,000 Illinoisans have started the application process to obtain medical marijuana (Photo by Brett Levin/flickr)By Metro News ServiceSPRINGFIELD – Public health officials are taking a...
Mar 09, 2015
