Category Archives: State News
National Weather Service: Despite autumn heat wave, don’t bet on mild winter
Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Lincoln said the current heat wave does not mean we’ll have a mild winter. (Photo courtesy Facebook/U.S. National Weather Service Central Illino...
Sep 22, 2017
‘Lucky Lotto Day’ winning ticket purchased in El Paso
El Paso Shell station sold a winning $150k ticket for Thursday drawing September 22nd. (Photo Courtesy of Google Maps) By WJBC Staff If you bought a lotto ticket in El Paso, for Thursday’...
Sep 22, 2017
Farmers urge safety during fall harvest
With the harvest season beginning in areas across the state, both farmers and other drivers are in greater danger than they would be otherwise.(Photo Flickr/2sirius)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio N...
Sep 22, 2017
Most Illinois students still not reading, adding at grade level
A Republican lawmaker suggests school legislation must include more than money. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Morgan) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Nothing in Illinois’ new education re...
Sep 21, 2017
Raoul joins race for Attorney General
State Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago) is running for Illinois Attorney General. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By RFD Radio CHICAGO – State Sen. Kwame Raoul is the second Democratic entry in the rac...
Sep 21, 2017
Connect Transit awarded nearly $1.5 million, installing solar panels and upgrading fleet by 2019
Connect Transit has announced the purchase of three new Proterra electric buses and the installation of solar panels in the Bloomington-Normal facility. (WJBC file photo) By Sean Copeland NORMA...
Sep 19, 2017
Durbin: DACA future still uncertain
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he believes Congress needs to restore DACA to keep ‘dreamers’ from being deported. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Dick Durbin) By Eric Stock WASHINGTON – One wee...
Sep 19, 2017
Rauner signs EDGE tax credit but critic says bill falls short of addressing bad business climate
Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation to reestablish the EDGE program. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Regardless of signing a new l...
Sep 19, 2017
Five years after introduction, study says video gambling leading to crime upticks
While the study connects video gambling with increased crime, an industry representative says that’s an overreaching statement. (Photo Flickr/roundnoon) By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio Network...
Sep 17, 2017
West Nile cases down in Illinois
West Nile virus cases in humans usually peak in early fall according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. (Photo Flickr/Naturegirl78) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Human West N...
Sep 17, 2017
