Category Archives: State News
October ranked among the warmest in Illinois
October temperatures averaged five degrees above normal in Illinois. (Photo by midnightcomm/flickr) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – Illinois just finished up with one of the ten warmest Octobers...
Nov 03, 2016
Illinois voters vote early
Twelve percent of Illinois’ 8 million registered voters have already cast ballots ahead of the Nov. 8 election. (WJBC file photo) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – Less than a week before th...
Nov 03, 2016
Medical marijuana ends 1st year in Illinois with 12,000 patients
Illinois has had close to 12,000 patients sign up for medical marijuana in the program’s first year. (Photo by BrettLevin/flickr) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – The medical marijuana prog...
Nov 03, 2016
Illinois ranks in middle of pack on civic engagement
Voter registration in Illinois is at an all time high. (WJBC File Photo)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A new national study puts Illinois at the top for voter accessibili...
Nov 02, 2016
State says voter registrations have surged to historical high
Voter registration in Illinois is at an all time high. (WJBC File Photo) By IRN SPRINGFIELD – Illinois has more registered voters than ever before. There are more than 8 million residents regist...
Nov 01, 2016
Illinois Supreme Court’s new chief justice not expected to make waves
Lloyd Karmeier takes over as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court today. (WJBC file photo)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – There’s a new chief justice of the Illinois Supreme ...
Nov 01, 2016
Durbin applauds Iraqi forces closing in on ISIS
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is applauding Iraqi forces for closing in on ISIS in the Iraqi city of Mosul. (Photo courtesy Illinois Radio Network)By RFD Radio/WFMBSPRINGFIELD – U.S. trained Iraqi force...
Nov 01, 2016
Munger: Bonus pay complaints are bogus
Susana Mendoza (left) is challenging Illinois comptroller Leslie Munger. (Photos courtesy Facebook)RFD Radio/WFMBSPRINGFIELD – Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger is responding to criticism from ...
Nov 01, 2016
Madigan hears about absentee ballots
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said some voters have not yet received absentee ballots.(Photo courtesy Facebook/Lisa Madigan)By RFD Radio/WFMBSPRINGFIELD – You're going to hear plenty ab...
Nov 01, 2016
Animal activists snapping up bobcat licenses to decrease hunting volume
A number of people that applied for bobcat hunting licenses in Illinois have no intention of ever putting it to use. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Don DeBold)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFI...
Nov 01, 2016
