Category Archives: State News
State comptroller wants bill to further improve rainy day fund
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is proud of the state's rainy day fund, but she wants a commitment to regularl...
Mar 02, 2023
Governor announces $60 million in grants for parks around the state
Gov. JB Pritzker announced $60 million worth of grants from the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Wednesday was a beautiful day to b...
Mar 02, 2023
Illinois House Speaker returns from trip to White House
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside). (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside) says it's important for the legislature to maintain a ...
Mar 01, 2023
Illinois Municipal League shares legislative wish list for 2023
Cathy Adduci is village president of River Forest and president of the Illinois Municipal League. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The state quit giving municipalities a ten-percent sli...
Feb 24, 2023
Choate Mental Health and Development Center is in danger of closing
State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) says, closing Choate is exactly the wrong thing to do. (Dave Dahl)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker – as of Feb. 16 – sounds as if he i...
Feb 23, 2023
State Senator proposes bill to do away with the subminimum wage
State Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D-Chicago) is sponsoring a bill to end the subminimum wage, which many restaurant workers are paid. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Ah, that unspoken...
Feb 23, 2023
Illinois Republicans respond to recent Wirepoints report about public education
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur). (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Some statehouse Republicans – members of the "Illinois Freedom Caucus" – say Illinois public education...
Feb 23, 2023
Illinois facing critical shortage of engineers
P.J. Fitzgerald, chairman of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois, says there is a critical shortage. (Facebook/ACEC-Illinois)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – If you have college-b...
Feb 22, 2023
U of I introduces statewide ‘broadband lab’
The lab is a virtual one. The goal is to shake loose federal funds and attract them to Illinois. (Illinois Broadband Lab)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – In the year 2023, you may be taking reliable, h...
Feb 22, 2023
Illinois Republican lawmakers critical of new spending in the governor’s budget
State Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford). (WJBC file photo)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – Republican state lawmakers are critical of new spending in the governor's proposed state budget.There's about $3...
Feb 16, 2023
