Category Archives: State News
Update from Illinois farm fields in this week’s USDA crop report
Soybeans emerged reached 95 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 93 percent. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.4 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending June 30, 20...
Jul 02, 2024
Illinois State Police seeking person of interest in Kewanee homicide
(Photo courtesy of WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVKEWANEE – The Illinois State Police are asking for the public's help in finding a person of interest for a homicide investigation.On June 8, Kewanee police r...
Jun 17, 2024
Illinois’ Comptroller showing strong support for the state’s new budget
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The state's fiscal year begins in two weeks. It's a tight budget year. It's a tough budget year. I...
Jun 17, 2024
Construction season underway across Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday rolled out the latest multi-year construction plan for the Illinois Department of Transportation. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlMCCOOK – If you complain about all the o...
Jun 17, 2024
Not enough lawmakers show up for a vote to send the Governor recommendation on Stateville and Logan prisons
State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer, the other COGFA co-chair, says tours of Stateville and Logan were eye-opening. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The latest curve in the Pritzker ad...
Jun 14, 2024
LGBTQ leaders from central Illinois honored by Illinois Comptroller Mendoza
(l-r) Kat Parker, Deric Kimler, Comptroller Susana Mendoza, Rachael Gardner Purdy. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Three LGBTQ leaders from central Illinois were singl...
Jun 11, 2024
Over a hundred libraries across the state receive a total of $2M to expand technology
The grants are for libraries in communities with low tax bases and high poverty rates. (Books to Benefits) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – More than one hundred libraries in Illinois are in for a tot...
Jun 06, 2024
Gov. Pritzker signs $53B budget into law
Gov. Pritzker signed the state budget on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/X)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The state's $53.1 billion dollar budget is now law. Gov. JB Pritzker signed it in ...
Jun 05, 2024
Illinois Gov. Pritzker makes a case for President Biden to be reelected on national TV
Gov. Pritzker made his case on national TV this week. (Photo courtesy; JB Pritzker/File)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A president in office is trying to make progress. A convicted felon running aga...
Jun 04, 2024
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson headlines Peoria-Tazewell Lincoln Day Dinner
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson. (X/Speaker Mike Johnson)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, shared his views with people in Peoria Saturday...
Jun 03, 2024
