Category Archives: State News
Former Hawaii governor joins Rauner’s staff
By Metro News StaffCHICAGO – The former governor of Hawaii is taking over as Illinois' new chief operating officer. Republican Linda Lingle served in Hawaii from 2002 until 2010. She w...
Jan 23, 2015
Justices say no extension for pension case
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments on the pension reform law on March 16. (WJBC file photo)By Metro News ServiceSPRINGFIELD – The pension case before the state's Supreme Court w...
Jan 23, 2015
Illinois First Lady hires chief of staff for $100K
Illinois First Lady Diana Rauner has hired a chief of staff at a $100,000 salary. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner has sai...
Jan 23, 2015
ISBE seeks 10 percent funding increase
The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking a 10-percent increase in state funding. (Photo courtesy Illinois Statehouse News)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Here’s th...
Jan 22, 2015
Rauner unhurt following crash in Chicago
Gov. Bruce Rauner was in a motorcade which was involved in a crash in downtown Chicago on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy Bruce Rauner)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Gov. Bruce Raune...
Jan 22, 2015
Apocalypse Now report predicts economic doom for Illinois
A new report predicts Illinois will have a $14 billion annual deficit by 2026. (WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – “I love the smell of napalm in the morning&...
Jan 20, 2015
Duckworth eyes U.S. Senate run
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth is considering a run for U.S. Senate in 2016 (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture/flickr)By Metro News ServiceCHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth may be looki...
Jan 20, 2015
Rauner signs executive order dealing with veteran and minority hiring
By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkMartin Luther King Day brings another executive order from Gov. Bruce Rauner.This order requires labor organizations, contractors and subcontractors working with ...
Jan 19, 2015
Get Covered Illinois pushes comparison shopping tool
The latest round of open enrollment through the Affordable Care Act ends Feb. 15. (Photo courtesy GetCoveredIllinois.gov)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – For the final weeks of op...
Jan 19, 2015
Minimum wage increase to take center stage in new General Assembly
State Sen. Kimberly Lightford wants to see Illinois raise its minimum wage to $11 per hour. (Photo by www.ilga.gov)By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Kimberly Lightford (D-Westches...
Jan 19, 2015
