Category Archives: State News
Illinois proposal aims to limit trespassing due to Pokémon Go
Illinois could become the first state with legislation curbing mobile games like Pokmon Go. (Photo courtesy Eduardo Woo) By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio network SPRINGFIELD – Illinois may beco...
Sep 07, 2016
ITT shutters operations
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is urging The U.S. Department of Education to swiftly make students aware of their eligibility for closed school discharges of their student loan debts. (Photo courtesy Facebook/...
Sep 07, 2016
Missing rooster found
By RFD Radio MOWEAQUA – A 6-foot, 300-pound steel rooster that disappeared from a central Illinois front yard has been found, but the mystery of who nabbed the sculpture remains unsolved. Melani...
Sep 07, 2016
First bobcat season in decades comes to Illinois
Illinois will issue 500 bobcat hunting permits this year. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Don DeBold) By RFD Radio/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Five-hundred Illinois hunters will literally get a ...
Sep 06, 2016
New corn disease detected in Illinois
A single positive sample of a new corn crop disease, bacterial leaf streak, has been detected in a DeKalb County cornfield in northern Illinois. (Photo by stephaniesays/flickr) By Cole Lautherbach/Ill...
Sep 06, 2016
Court ruling gives firefighters workers’ comp for PTSD
(Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Township Fire Department)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A senior fire official who was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after the...
Sep 05, 2016
ISU survey shows Illinois corruption continues
An Illinois State University survey of statehouse reporters says corruption continues in the state. (WJBC file photo) By Illinois Radio Network NORMAL – A new survey says Illinois is living up t...
Sep 02, 2016
Rauner: Illinois should do more to help minority- and women-owned businesses
Gov,. Bruce Rauner said he was shocked when he looked at how Illinois is doing in awarding government contracts to firms owned by women and minorities. (WJBC file photo) By Illinois Radio Network SPRI...
Sep 02, 2016
Barickman frustrated by high court rejection of independent maps initiative
State Sen. Jason Barickman says politics has “infected” the Illinois Supreme Court based on its rejection of an independent maps initiative. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Jason Barickman) By Gr...
Sep 01, 2016
Police boost patrols over Labor Day weekend
Illinois State Police will be boosting patrols during the Labor Day weekend. (Photo by Arvell Dorsey Jr./flickr) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – Labor Day weekend can be a deadly a few days on t...
Sep 01, 2016
