Category Archives: State News
February 7th coldest on record
Bloomington-Normal saw 13 inches of snow in February. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By RFD News Network CHICAGO – It was cold last month, just not record cold for most places. State Climatologist Jim A...
Mar 02, 2015
Illinois politicians mark Casimir Pulaski Day
Casimir Pulaski was a Polish nobleman who fought as a general in the American Revolution. (Photo courtesy Flickr/rcgtrrz)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Monday is Casimir Pulaski...
Mar 02, 2015
Durbin, Kirk back immigration reform once DHS funding issue resolves
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk say they want to address immigration reform separate from Homeland Security funding which had been held in limbo. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mark Kirk) By John Grego...
Mar 02, 2015
Amtrak service could drop under Rauner’s proposed budget
Amtrak's Lincoln Service that passes through Uptown Station in Normal has increased 25 percent over the last five years. (Photo by Beth Whisman/WBC) By Metro News Service SPRINGFIELD – Amtr...
Mar 02, 2015
Ex-Gov. Quinn plans to return to consumer advocacy
Pat Quinn said he doesn't have any plans to seek public office again after leaving the governor's office. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO ̵...
Mar 02, 2015
State senator willing to tighten restrictions on vaccination exemptions
State Sen. John Mulroe (D-Chicago) has sponsored legislation that would tighten restrictions on vaccine exemptions. (Eric Stock/WJBC) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Of course ...
Mar 01, 2015
Illinois child care providers hold capitol rally
Child care operators staged a rally in Springfield on Thursday to urge lawmakers to keep their funding from out next month. (WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – A ...
Feb 27, 2015
Group calls for another investigation into Schock’s spending
(WJBC file photo) By RFD News Network WASHINGTON, D.C. – This month, it's been deja vu all over again as government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW) is asking au...
Feb 26, 2015
Company sues Illinois over marijuana licenses
Illinois approved medical marijuana licenses earlier this year. (Photo by Brett Levin/flickr) By Metro News Service CHICAGO – Illinois' Department of Agriculture is facing a lawsuit f...
Feb 26, 2015
Rauner to cabinet members: ‘No sacred cows’
By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – A few dozen people in a meeting room Wednesday afternoon made up what the governor said was his cabinet. Gov. Bruce Rauner's team al...
Feb 26, 2015
