Category Archives: State News
Oberweis reintroduces Sunday car sales bill
State Sen. Jim Oberweis is calling for a ban on Sunday car sales to be lifted in Illinois. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Jim Oberweis)By Metro News ServiceSPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Jim Oberweis is ren...
Mar 09, 2015
Drivers in deadly crashes involving cellphones could get prison
State Rep. Robert Martwick says his proposal would send the message that driving while using a cellphone is as dangerous as driving drunk. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Metro News ServiceSPRINGFIELD...
Mar 09, 2015
Illinois Supreme Court to consider pension law this week
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments on the 2013 pension reform law. (WJBC file photo)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – This is the week that Illinois' new pensi...
Mar 09, 2015
GOP members, Chicago archbishop to call for immigration reform
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis will be among those joining the Chicago archbishop Monday. (WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois Republicans will join the archbishop ...
Mar 07, 2015
Study: Illinois child poverty rate rises dramatically over 15 years
By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The child poverty rate is holding steady in Illinois, but it’s holding steady at a rate higher than advocates would like.It’s 20.7 per...
Mar 06, 2015
Durbin wants expanded care for veterans
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he expects bipartisan support for an expansion of veterans care.(Photo courtesy Facebook/Dick Durbin)By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – U.S. Sen. Di...
Mar 06, 2015
Madigan announces task force to study school funding
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has formed a bipartisan task force to study the state's school funding formula. (WJBC file photo)By Metro News ServiceSPRINGFIELD – A group of I...
Mar 06, 2015
Rauner pushes ‘right to work’ as ’employment flexibility’
Gov. Bruce Rauner wants local voters to decide issues such as property taxes and collective bargaining. (Photo courtesy Bruce Rauner)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkMUNDELEIN – Gov. Bruce ...
Mar 05, 2015
Rauner names commission to reduce prison population
The Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform aims to reduce the state's prison population by 25 percent in 10 years. (Photo by seantoyer/flickr)By Metro News ServiceSPRINGFIELD –...
Mar 05, 2015
Illinois lawmaker introduces bill to bring back death penalty
State Rep. John Cabello has introduced legislation that would reinstate capital punishment in extreme cases of murder. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Metro News ServiceSPRINGFIELD – A state law...
Mar 05, 2015
