Category Archives: State News
Illinois advances plan to decriminalize selling loose cigarettes
State Rep. La Shawn Ford says sellers of loose cigarettes should be fined rather than arrested. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A measure to lesse...
Apr 08, 2016
April 29 is Illinois Tax Freedom Day
(Photo by PT Money/flickr)By Cole LauterbachSPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans will have to work until April 29 to pay off their tax burdens this year, according to a national tax group.The Washington, D...
Apr 07, 2016
Durbin continues push for Supreme Court confirmation hearing
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By RFD News NetworkWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) met with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland Wednesday.Durbin walked away saying he’s more convinced ...
Apr 07, 2016
Illinois Senate passes bill to relieve housing costs for prison inmates
State Sen. Daniel Biss has sponsored a measure which would remove the ability of the Illinois Department of Corrections and the attorney general to collect housing costs from inmates. (Photo courtesy ...
Apr 07, 2016
Manar proposing amendment to address school funding formula
(Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Expect there to be heated debate in Springfield about whether K-12 education should be funded before or after th...
Apr 06, 2016
House Republicans call on democrats to move budget talk
(Photo courtesy Facebook/City Club of Chicago) By RFD News Network SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers are back in full force in Springfield this week. The work may or may not focus on a state budget, but R...
Apr 06, 2016
Illinois considers plan to certify midwives
State Rep. Robyn Gabel has sponsored a measure to regulate certified professional midwives in Illinois. (Photo courtesy ilga.gov)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Soon-to-be par...
Apr 06, 2016
Rauner launches health care fraud task force
Gov. Bruce Rauner has issued an executive order to create a task force to fight fraud and abuse in health care. (WJBC file photo)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSRINGFIELD – With $19 billio...
Apr 06, 2016
Illinois measure aims to reform licensing to help ex-cons find work
(Photo by Michael Coghlan/flickr) By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Rado Network SPRINGFIELD – What do funeral directors, barbers, roofers, accountants and real estate agents have in common? You can't...
Apr 05, 2016
Gun owners to stage rally in Springfield
Illinois became the 50th state to allow concealed carry in 2014. (Photo by Stephen Z/flickr)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois gun owners plan to take to the streets in ...
Apr 05, 2016
