Category Archives: State News
Kinzinger disagrees with Obama’s criticism of Netanyahu
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger liked what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday. (WJBC file photo)By Metro News ServiceWASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...
Mar 04, 2015
Illinois State Board of Education asks for 10 percent more money
Illinois State Schools Superintendent Christopher Koch is asking for $7.5 billion in funding for the next fiscal year. (WJBC file photo)By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The state’s bo...
Mar 04, 2015
Peterson pleads not guilty to soliciting hitman
Drew Peterson is currently serving a 38-year prison term for the murder of wife Kathleen Savio. (Photo courtesy Illinois Department of Corrections)By Metro News ServiceCHESTER – Drew Peterson, t...
Mar 04, 2015
Rauner replaces Godinez as IDOC director
By Metro News ServiceSPRINGFIELD – A search is ongoing to find the next head of the state's prison system.Gov. Bruce Rauner's office replaced S.A. "Tony" Godinez as the direc...
Mar 04, 2015
Illinois lawmakers push bill to combat growing heroin problem
By Metro News ServiceSPRINGFIELD – Some state lawmakers are pushing legislation they believe could help alleviate a growing heroin problem in Illinois.A plan was laid out Monday that if approved...
Mar 03, 2015
Pension overhaul law could hurt ex-Gov. Quinn
Ex-Gov. Pat Quinn is collecting $137,000 pension. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By Metro News ServiceSPRINGFIELD – Former Gov. Pat Quinn could see his six-figure pension go down if a law he signed is...
Mar 03, 2015
AG Madigan issues list of top complaints received by her office in 2014
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says debt and identity theft top the list of complaints her office received in 2014. (WJBC file photo)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – D...
Mar 02, 2015
Soda tax proposal pops up again
By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The governor's distaste for new taxes has not put a cork in the enthusiasm of those who back a tax on sugary drinks in Illinois.A bill for a...
Mar 02, 2015
February 7th coldest on record
Bloomington-Normal saw 13 inches of snow in February. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By RFD News NetworkCHICAGO – It was cold last month, just not record cold for most places.State Climatologist Jim Ange...
Mar 02, 2015
Illinois politicians mark Casimir Pulaski Day
Casimir Pulaski was a Polish nobleman who fought as a general in the American Revolution. (Photo courtesy Flickr/rcgtrrz)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Monday is Casimir Pulaski...
Mar 02, 2015
