Category Archives: State News
Keep the heat on or face frozen pipes
Furnace maintenance is important this time of year. (Photo courtesy State Farm) By RFD Radio Network Furnace repair people say most of the emergency calls they get on very cold winter days are for pro...
Feb 15, 2015
Cigarette smuggling on the rise in Illinois
The Tax Foundation says cigarette smuggling has gone up 1.1 percent in Illinois to a total of 20.9 percent of the state's cigarette market. (WJBC file photo) By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio Networ...
Feb 15, 2015
Gov. Bruce Rauner ‘called out’ by student
By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Can you imagine a 17-year-old Bruce Rauner as a public speaker? The governor told a Springfield classroom Tuesday he was a natural resources adv...
Feb 15, 2015
Sports Illustrated debuts photos shot in Pontiac
Pontiac Mayor Bob Russell says Pontiac’s reputation as a Route 66 destination made Sports Illustrated want to shoot in Pontiac. (Todd Wineburner/WJEZ) By Todd Wineburner PONTIAC- Images of Ponti...
Feb 15, 2015
Illinois comptroller follows state law, not Rauner’s executive order
Gov. Bruce Rauner issued an exectuive order which was supposed to stop "fair share" payments to state employee unions. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO &...
Feb 13, 2015
Barickman unveils “evidence-based” approach to school funding reform
State Sen. Jason Barickman, R-Bloomington, announces his "evidence-based" school funding formula overhaul with several school officials at a press conference Thursday at the District 87 Head...
Feb 12, 2015
Durbin: Congress off to ‘confrontational’ start with Keystone approval
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said the Keystone pipeline may not even be economically viable anymore thanks to the drop in oil prices. By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – President Obama doe...
Feb 12, 2015
Rauner creates commission to address prison issues
Gov. Rauner has created a commission to address issues like prison overcrowding. (Adam Studzinksi/WJBC) By Metro News Service SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner says the prison system in Illinois n...
Feb 11, 2015
Concealed carry mental health database receives reports
Illinois became the 50th state to approve concealed carry. (Photo by Stephanie Pawlowksi/WJBC) By Metro News Service SPRINGFIELD – The state's FOID mental health reporting system is receivi...
Feb 11, 2015
Illinois reports 10th case of measles
By Metro News Service CHICAGO – State health department officials say there are now ten confirmed cases of the measles in Illinois. One of the cases is a baby from Chicago, whose is among those ...
Feb 11, 2015
