Category Archives: State News
IHSA rejects football conference overhaul
(WJBC file photo)By The Associated PressSPRINGFIELD – Illinois High School Association members have rejected a proposal that would have changed football matchups in the state.WREX-TV in Rockford...
Jan 06, 2015
U of I ‘Flash Index’ remains positive
By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ monthly measure of the economy remains positive.The Flash Index, put out by the University of Illinois’ Institute of Govern...
Jan 06, 2015
Gov-elect Rauner names comptroller choice
By The Associated PressCHICAGO – Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner has announced a onetime state legislative candidate and businesswoman as his pick for Illinois' next comptroller. In a news re...
Jan 06, 2015
Quinn issues orders aimed at helping Illinois immigrants
Gov. Pat Quinn issued two executive orders related to immigration on Monday as he prepares to leave office. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By The Associated PressCHICAGO – Outgoing Illinois Gov....
Jan 06, 2015
2014 was a cold year for Illinois
By IRN/Jim AndersonThe numbers are in for 2014, and it was a cold year.The average temperature in Illinois in 2014 was 49.4 degrees. That’s 2.9 degrees below normal, and it makes the year the fo...
Jan 06, 2015
Kirk believes Democrats and Republicans will have good year in 2015
By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The new year brings a new Congress, and U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) says it can get more done by forging better relationships between Democrats a...
Jan 05, 2015
Financial planner offers advice on year-end fiscal review
By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD- The beginning of the year is an apt time to examine your personal finances, a financial planner says.Larry Stein, a certified financial planner in De...
Jan 04, 2015
‘Charlotte’s Web’ now approved under Illinois’ medical marijuana law
By The Associated PressCHICAGO – A new law expanding the Illinois medical marijuana program to children is opening a market for an unproven strain of cannabis called Charlotte's Web and a d...
Jan 02, 2015
Rauner re-emphasizes critical Illinois budget situation
Bruce Rauner is again saying how dire Illinois financial situation is. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – For at least the third time since winning the electi...
Jan 02, 2015
Attorney offers advice and insight on Dixon investigation
By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkDIXON – We’re still learning lessons from the plundering of Dixon.One of the ways the city comptroller was able to steal $53 million over two decades ...
Jan 02, 2015
