Category Archives: State News
Rauner: ‘Miracle’ no one killed by Monday storms
(Photo courtesy Flickr/KonradChan) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network COAL CITY – The governor calls it a “miracle” that no one was killed by Monday’s tornadoes. Gov. Bruce...
Jun 23, 2015
Coal City mayor: Tornado hit high school, damaged fire station
Several tornadoes hit Northern Illinois on Monday. (Photo courtesy Flickr/KonradChan) By Alex Degman/Illinois Radio Network COAL CITY – The mayor of Coal City in said a suspected tornado swept i...
Jun 23, 2015
Illinois farmers encounter rainy end to spring
Seventy percent of Illinois’ corn crop is rated good to excellent. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The spring of 2015 wrapped up wet for Ill...
Jun 23, 2015
Rauner activates emergency operations center after northern Illinois storms
Severe storms caused a line of damage in northern Illinois on Monday. (Photo courtesy National Weather Service Northern Illinois)By Eric StockSPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner has activated the St...
Jun 23, 2015
Illinois Clean Jobs Bill sponsor says bill is not dead
By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – "Dead" isn't the right way to describe the so-called Illinois Clean Jobs Bill, according to one of its sponsors.The legislation aiming to cut ...
Jun 22, 2015
Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. released from halfway house
Jesse Jackson Jr. has been released from a halfway house in Baltimore. (Photo courtesy congress.gov) By Alex Degman/Illinois Radio Network BALTIMORE, MD. – An expert says Illinois has come a lon...
Jun 22, 2015
Survey: One-third of Illinois nurses to retire in next 5 years
Illinois has 210,000 nurses. (Photo by orbis/flickr) By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – Will Illinois have enough nurses in the coming years? A survey by the Illinois Department of...
Jun 22, 2015
Supreme Court ruling could increase health care costs
A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court may add $2,000 to health care costs for customers of the Affordable Care Act insurance exchange. (Photo by bking/flickr) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network WASHI...
Jun 22, 2015
Durbin pushes for gun control after Charleston shooting
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin renewed his push for tighter restrictions on guns after the deadly church shooting in Charleston, S.C. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Dick Durbin)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network...
Jun 20, 2015
Frerichs wants to cut ‘confusion’ in treasurer’s office programs
State Treasurer Mike Frerichs says the treasurer's office has had some successes in terms of helping small businesses, but is looking for more. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Jim Anderson/Illinois R...
Jun 19, 2015
