Category Archives: State News
Illinois revenue exceeds projections
Illinois is projecting $35.4 billion in revenue for the budget year than ends June 30. (WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The state’s fiscal year is poised t...
Apr 30, 2015
Edgar: Dan Walker’s legacy goes beyond conviction
Former Gov. Dan Walker died at his home in California at the age of 92. (Photo courtesy Northern Illinois University.)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The legacy of former Gov...
Apr 30, 2015
Inspector general: Veterans employees engaged in conflicts
By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A former grants and special projects administrator for the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs violated several rules, including accepting gifts from gr...
Apr 30, 2015
Bradley University names interim president
Dr. Stan Liberty has been named interim president at Bradley University. (Photo courtesy Kettering University.) By Joe Ragusa PEORIA – Bradley University has named an interim president. Dr. Stan...
Apr 29, 2015
ISAC: 3,000 eligible students to lose MAP grant funding due to Rauner budget cuts
By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network A state program that helps Illinoisans attend college is not left out of the budget cuts which helped patch the Fiscal Year 2015 spending plan. It’s MAP ̵...
Apr 29, 2015
Former Gov. Walker dead at 92
Former Gov. Dan Walker died at his home in California at the age of 92. (Photo courtesy Northern Illinois University.)By Joe RagusaCHICAGO – Former Illinois Gov. Dan Walker has died at the age o...
Apr 29, 2015
Rauner defends ‘turnaround’ agenda to union leaders
Gov. Rauner thinks eliminating the prevailing wage law will help free up state money for infrastructure projects. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD ...
Apr 29, 2015
Group again attempting to change legislative maps drawing
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By John Gregory/Illinois News Network CHICAGO – Groups who want to change how Illinois’ legislative districts are redrawn are beginning a new petition drive to amend...
Apr 28, 2015
Secretary of State pushing recommendations for DUI arrests
(WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The secretary of state in Illinois says there is more which can be done to make the state’s roads safer. He says an Advi...
Apr 28, 2015
Durbin, Kirk want Supreme Court to strike down gay marriage bans
U.S. Sens Dick Durbin (L) and Mark Kirk want same sex marriage bans to be ruled unconstitutional. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mark Kirk)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Illinois̵...
Apr 28, 2015
