Category Archives: State News
Rauner names commission to reduce prison population
The Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform aims to reduce the state's prison population by 25 percent in 10 years. (Photo by seantoyer/flickr) By Metro News Service SPRINGFIELD R...
Mar 05, 2015
Illinois lawmaker introduces bill to bring back death penalty
State Rep. John Cabello has introduced legislation that would reinstate capital punishment in extreme cases of murder. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Metro News Service SPRINGFIELD – A state l...
Mar 05, 2015
Kinzinger disagrees with Obama’s criticism of Netanyahu
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger liked what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday. (WJBC file photo) By Metro News Service WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...
Mar 04, 2015
Illinois State Board of Education asks for 10 percent more money
Illinois State Schools Superintendent Christopher Koch is asking for $7.5 billion in funding for the next fiscal year. (WJBC file photo) By Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD – The state’s ...
Mar 04, 2015
Peterson pleads not guilty to soliciting hitman
Drew Peterson is currently serving a 38-year prison term for the murder of wife Kathleen Savio. (Photo courtesy Illinois Department of Corrections) By Metro News Service CHESTER – Drew Peterson,...
Mar 04, 2015
Rauner replaces Godinez as IDOC director
By Metro News Service SPRINGFIELD – A search is ongoing to find the next head of the state's prison system. Gov. Bruce Rauner's office replaced S.A. "Tony" Godinez as the dir...
Mar 04, 2015
Illinois lawmakers push bill to combat growing heroin problem
By Metro News Service SPRINGFIELD – Some state lawmakers are pushing legislation they believe could help alleviate a growing heroin problem in Illinois. A plan was laid out Monday that if approv...
Mar 03, 2015
Pension overhaul law could hurt ex-Gov. Quinn
Ex-Gov. Pat Quinn is collecting $137,000 pension. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By Metro News Service SPRINGFIELD – Former Gov. Pat Quinn could see his six-figure pension go down if a law he signed i...
Mar 03, 2015
AG Madigan issues list of top complaints received by her office in 2014
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says debt and identity theft top the list of complaints her office received in 2014. (WJBC file photo) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD –...
Mar 02, 2015
Soda tax proposal pops up again
By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The governor's distaste for new taxes has not put a cork in the enthusiasm of those who back a tax on sugary drinks in Illinois. A bill for...
Mar 02, 2015
