Category Archives: State News
Chicago mayor visits Illinois Capitol to meet with governor and legislative leaders
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke with reporters Wednesday during his visit at the Capitol. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spent Wednesday meeting with...
May 09, 2024
Field Museum acquires fossil of earliest known bird
Only a dozen other Archaeopteryx specimens have been found with most of them in Europe. (Photo courtesy of the Field Museum of Chicago)By WMBD-TVCHICAGO – The Field Museum unveiled its acquisiti...
May 08, 2024
Gov. Pritzker hosts first ever ‘EV Showcase’
Gov. JB Pritzker hosted an “EV Showcase” Tuesday afternoon at the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker continues to bra...
May 08, 2024
Bill would require state to regulate and tax hemp-derived products
State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A bill at the Illinois Capitol would end the days of hemp being in a Wild West.Regulation. Taxation. Safety. A ban...
May 08, 2024
Illinois’ wine industry wants some help from state lawmakers
Lisa Ellis, executive director, Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance, says current law inhibits the vintners' success as small businesspeople. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – ...
May 06, 2024
New leader of the Illinois National Guard
(l-r) Gen. Rich Neely, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs director Terry Prince, Gen. Rodney Boyd. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlCHATHAM – The new adjutant general of the Illinois National Gu...
May 05, 2024
Proposal to recommend relaxation time for students progresses in IL statehouse
The bill passed the House of Representatives' Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee on Wednesday. The proposal has already passed the Illinois Senate. (Photo...
May 03, 2024
State leaders remember police officers killed in the line of duty
Gov. Pritzker attended the memorial. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/X)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Seeing her dead daughter on a metal table was not the worst thing that’s happened to Elizab...
May 02, 2024
New addition to the presidential museum in Springfield
The document will be on display in the museum's Treasures Gallery for the next year. (Photo courtesy Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Something new ̵...
May 02, 2024
First West Nile virus positive bird found in Illinois
West Nile virus can be fatal in humans, so people who start to feel sick after getting a mosquito bite should watch for symptoms such as high fever and severe body aches and seek medical attention pro...
May 01, 2024
