Category Archives: State News
USDA: Farmers face another tough profit year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts 2017 will be another tight year for grain farmers as they see similar prices as last year. (WJBC file photo) By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio Network SPRIN...
Mar 05, 2017
February weather smashes records
February saw record warm temperatures in Illinois. (Photo by midnightcomm/flickr) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – No matter where you live in Illinois you knew it has been a mild winter and now ...
Mar 03, 2017
Package, including income tax increases, on hold at state capitol
State Sen. Tim Bivins denounced the so-called ‘Grand Bargain’ on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate adjourned late W...
Mar 02, 2017
Rauner seeks to expand reach of Medicaid
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration is seeking to offer more Medicaid services through managed-care programs. (WJBC file photo) By RFD Radio SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administ...
Feb 28, 2017
Uncertainty strikes the ethanol industry
Illinois is one of the top ethanol-producing states in the country according to the Illinois Renewable Fuels Association website. (Photo courtesy Flickr/MichaelCote)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIEL...
Feb 27, 2017
Governor’s office says AFSCME strike authorization approval attack on taxpayers
In November, local AFSCME members held a solidarity rally in Bloomington. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The AFSCME union said a majority of its members authorize...
Feb 23, 2017
E-pay option coming soon to Illinois historic sites
Abraham Lincoln tomb in Springfield. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Abraham Lincoln Tomb) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Historic sites in Illinois are about to get a technological upgrade th...
Feb 21, 2017
Legislative scholarships to be reintroduced in General Assembly
State Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) doesn’t expect the reintroduction of legislative scholarships to pass. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD ̵...
Feb 20, 2017
Medical marijuana facilities seek clarity from President Trump on federal law
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is asking President Trump for some clarity on medical marijuana laws so that banks will be less hesitant to do business with the fledgling medical marijuana i...
Feb 20, 2017
Warm weather could hurt winter crops
Winter wheat is one of the crops that could face damage because of the warm temperatures. (WJBC File Photo) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The warm forecast could cause some crops to wa...
Feb 18, 2017
