Category Archives: State News
Secretary of State addresses concerns about ‘invasive’ ID
Illinois is moving to a new state identification card by January of 2018. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Tripp)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Freaked out about the unique qualities o...
May 24, 2016
Rauner: Poor state economy partially to blame for high unemployment rate
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network PEORIA – Gov. Bruce Rauner and central Illinois contractors have some ideas about why Illinois has the highest unemployment rate in t...
May 23, 2016
UPDATED: Illinois Republican Party rejects gay marriage
Delegates listened as Gov. Broce Rauner spoke at the Illinois Republican Party convention at the Caterpillar Visitors Center in Peoria on Friday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Republican Party)By ...
May 23, 2016
Rauner ready for ‘grand compromise’ as budget deadline looms
Gov. Bruce Rauner toured the Lapham-Hickey Steel facility in Chicago on Sunday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Gov. Rauner)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The countdown is on for Il...
May 23, 2016
New overtime law troubling to some business owners
By WJBC Staff The Department of Labor is now mandating that most workers making up to $47,000 a year must be paid overtime for anything over 40 hours of work per week. Some small business owners in Il...
May 20, 2016
Rauner considering marijuana decriminalization bill
(Photo by Dank Depot/flickr) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said he will consider signing a measure to decriminalize small amounts of pot possessi...
May 20, 2016
State Senate argues over automatic voter registration
Debate over an automatic voter registration bill has led to accusations on the floor of the Senate. (WJBC file photo)(WJBC file photo) By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – A h...
May 20, 2016
Unions stage capitol rally to demand contract
Thousand of union members staged a protest outside the Illinois Capitol on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/ AFSCME Council 31)By FarmWeekNowSPRINGFIELD – Downtown Springfield had the pedestr...
May 19, 2016
Medical marijuana sellers say they need more customers
Medical marijuana sellers need more clients. (Photo courtesy Dank Depot/flickr) By IRN Some of the people who sell medical marijuana in Illinois may not make it until the end of the year. John Kagia,t...
May 18, 2016
Schools debate selling naming rights
Some Illinois schools are selling naming rights to bring in money. (WJBC File Photo) By IRN SPRINGFIELD – Illinois' school boards and superintendents are worried having enough funds for schools ...
May 18, 2016
