Category Archives: State News
Effort underway to keep police out of your phone
Your cell phone could be connected to a police surveillance device and not a cell tower. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Johan Larsson)By Cole Lauterbach/IRNSPRINGFIELD – Legislators in Springfield are l...
Apr 20, 2016
Group seeks animal adoptions after testing
The Beagle Freedom Project is pushing a measure to make it easier for beagles to be adopted at local animal shelters. (Photo courtesy TEDxRB/flickr) By FarmWeekNow/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – The Beagle ...
Apr 20, 2016
Illinois State Fair to increase admission prices
The 2016 Illinois State Fair is scheduled Aug. 11-21. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois State Fair) By FarmWeekNow.com SPRINGFIELD – Chances are you will be paying more to get into this year's I...
Apr 20, 2016
Illinois House votes to extend All Kids program
State Rep. Bill Mitchell voted against a proposal to extend the All Kids program through Oct. 2019.(Photo courtesy YouTube) By Eric Stock SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ health insurance program t...
Apr 20, 2016
Pekin doctor death under investigation
From our news partners at WMBDPEKIN- Pekin Police are investigating the death of a doctor at Pekin Hospital.Detective Mike Eeten of the Pekin Police Department said that officers responded to a welfar...
Apr 19, 2016
Illinois comptroller: Pay will be delayed for lawmakers, officeholders during impasse
Illinois comptroller Leslie Munger says until a budget is passed, pay for state lawmakers and other officeholders will be delayed. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Leslie Munger)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio ...
Apr 18, 2016
Cases of two STD’s increasing among young people in Illinois
IDPH Director Nirav Shah said STD testing can be done at many county health departments. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – April is STD Awareness Month and comes at a time when num...
Apr 16, 2016
COGFA calls for new state capital plan
(Photo courtesy Charlie Bossingham) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, or COGFA, says it's time for a new p...
Apr 15, 2016
Illinois aids inmates with career licensing after release
Illinois is making it possible for some citizens to return to the workforce as soon as they leave prison. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Michael Coghlan)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD &#...
Apr 14, 2016
Illinois Senate backs $3.9B spending bill, Rauner vows veto
State Sen. Donne Trotter backed a measure to include $3.9 billion for higher education and social services. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – ...
Apr 14, 2016
