Category Archives: State News
Quinn sets ambitious agenda for special session
Gov. Pat Quinn said he wants lawmakers to enact a minimum wage hike when they meet this week. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC) By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – Gov. Pat Quinn says...
Jan 07, 2015
Severe cold forces Central Illinois schools to close
The National Weather Service has a Wind Chill Warning in effect until noon Thursday. (Photo courtesy National Weather Service) By The Associated Press CHICAGO – Schools closed and warming shelte...
Jan 07, 2015
U of I asked to prepare report reflecting 20 percent cut in state funds
By The Associated Press CHAMPAIGN – University of Illinois officials at the Champaign-Urbana campus say the state has asked them to put together a report reflecting a 20 percent cut in state fun...
Jan 06, 2015
IHSA rejects football conference overhaul
(WJBC file photo) By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – Illinois High School Association members have rejected a proposal that would have changed football matchups in the state. WREX-TV in Rockf...
Jan 06, 2015
U of I ‘Flash Index’ remains positive
By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ monthly measure of the economy remains positive. The Flash Index, put out by the University of Illinois’ Institute of Gove...
Jan 06, 2015
Disease list for medical marijuana could grow
Illinois is still reviewing applications for medical marijuana cultivation centers and dispensaries. (Photo by Brett Levin/flickr) By The Associated Press CHICAGO – Illinois residents can now fo...
Jan 06, 2015
Gov-elect Rauner names comptroller choice
By The Associated Press CHICAGO – Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner has announced a onetime state legislative candidate and businesswoman as his pick for Illinois' next comptroller. In a news ...
Jan 06, 2015
Quinn issues orders aimed at helping Illinois immigrants
Gov. Pat Quinn issued two executive orders related to immigration on Monday as he prepares to leave office. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC) By The Associated Press CHICAGO – Outgoing Illinois Go...
Jan 06, 2015
2014 was a cold year for Illinois
By IRN/Jim Anderson The numbers are in for 2014, and it was a cold year. The average temperature in Illinois in 2014 was 49.4 degrees. That’s 2.9 degrees below normal, and it makes the year the ...
Jan 06, 2015
Kirk believes Democrats and Republicans will have good year in 2015
By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The new year brings a new Congress, and U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) says it can get more done by forging better relationships between Democrats a...
Jan 05, 2015
