Category Archives: State News
One month budget being discussed
Rauner is not a fan of a one month budget. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Dave Dahl/IRN SPRINGFIELD – We’ve been here before. The state greets the new fiscal year with no budget, but t...
Jun 30, 2015
Rauner visits IEMA as fiscal year end approaches
Rauner spoke with IEMA employees Tuesday. (WJBC File Photo) By Alex Degman/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The governor is spending the last day of the fiscal year visiting state agencies i...
Jun 30, 2015
Heavy rain creates flood threat in Illinois
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for flooding along the Illinois, Missouri and Mississippi rivers. (Photo courtesy Facebook/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District)By Dave Dahl/I...
Jun 30, 2015
Rainfall helps some Illinois crops, others drenched
Illinois’ corn crop is rated 62 percent good-to-excellent. Soybeans are rated 52 percent good-to-excellent. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – ...
Jun 30, 2015
Rauner, AG Madigan disagree on state paychecks with no Illinois budget
Gov. Bruce Rauner has said state workers will get paid even without a budget, though Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said the state won’t be able to pay them. (WJBC file photo)By Alex Deg...
Jun 30, 2015
Trump gives speech in Chicago
Immigration was the main focus of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s visit to Illinois. (Photo credit CBS News) By John Gregory/IRN CHICAGO – A visit from a Republican presid...
Jun 29, 2015
Tax advocacy group proposes Illinois pension solution
Illinois lawmakers saw their 2013 pension reform bill shot down by the state Supreme Court. (WJBC file photo) By John Gregory/Illinoios Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – A three-part solution to the s...
Jun 29, 2015
Hours to deadline, lawmakers discuss government operations
Illinois is set to begin a new budget year on Wednesday. (WJBC file photo)By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – With no spending plan in place and just hours before a budget deadline, state lawm...
Jun 29, 2015
Durbin expects Iran nuclear talks to be extended past deadline
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said the U.S should allow for nuclear talks with Iran to go past the June 30 deadline. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Dick Durbin)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkWASHINGTON ̵...
Jun 29, 2015
Sanguinetti boasts accessibility, availability
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – People who are reporters in the state Capitol may have a hard time proving it, but Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti boasts her...
Jun 27, 2015
