Category Archives: State News

U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (left) and Mark Kirk both say an homeland security funding should not be held up by a fight over GOP efforts to block President Obama's order on immigration. (Photo courtes...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, says 25 years after sponsoring a commercial airline smoking ban, the need for such a law is still important. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Senate Democrats)By John Gregory/...

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is preparing to face challengers in 2016. (Zach Dietmeier/WJBC)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R- Ill.) thinks any Republican considering...

Congressman Rodney Davis is not on board with all of the Governor's ideas. (WJBC file photo)By IRNSPRINGFIELD – Right-to-work and higher education funding are two areas where Gov. Bruce Rau...

By IRNLawmakers have unveiled a bill to push the state toward using less electricity, and having more of the electricity that is used come from renewable sources.It’ll be good for the environmen...

State Rep. Monique Davis (photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – Illinois politicians are nosing into the Little League World Series situation. Th...

By IRN/ Mike KiserCHAMPAIGN – Caterpillar Thursday opened its first data innovation lab in the University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign.The lab brings together resources for the company...

By IRN/John GregoryCHICGAO – Illinois has a new addition to the National Park Service.The Pullman Historic District in Chicago is now a national monument, thanks to a designation by President Ob...

Illinois drivers licenses are not in compliance with the REAL ID Act. (Photo courtesy CyberDriveIllinois.com)By Eric Stock SPRINGFIELD – Illinois is developing a new identification car...

By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – While the speaker of the Illinois House has said he's willing to work with the governor, and that nothing's a non-starter, he had a war...