Category Archives: State News
Enjoy Illinois will be part of the Rose Parade
For the first time, Enjoy Illinois is entering a float in the Rose Parade. (Graphic: Illinois Office of Tourism)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – People who watch the Tournament of Roses parade Jan. 2 &...
Dec 29, 2022
State House committee holds final hearing about proposed ban on assault weapons
Gun control advocates hope there's momentum for the bill – in the wake of the massacre at the July 4 parade in Highland Park, where seven people died and 48 more were injured. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By...
Dec 21, 2022
Winter storm watch for central Illinois
A winter storm watch has been issued for all of central Illinois starting Thursday and running through late Friday night. (Graphic courtesy National Weather Service Lincoln)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD ...
Dec 21, 2022
Lawmakers pay their respects to Scott Bennett
The memorial was held at a University of Illinois performance hall on Monday. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – It took a performance hall on the University of Illinois...
Dec 19, 2022
Federal and state dollars going into carbon-capture trial in Springfield
The University of Illinois' Prairie Research Institute is involved in the $67 million project. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Carbon capture could be a way of the future for utilities...
Dec 09, 2022
Plans for a large luxury housing development in North Normal taking shape
Developers did not give an exact cost for the project, which will be funded with equity and bank financing. (Town of Normal Facebook Page)By 25 NewsNORMAL – It is grassland for now, but there ar...
Dec 08, 2022
At the state Capitol, the sights and sounds of the season are in full force
Tuesday was for the celebration of the Nativity, and State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) was the keynote speaker. (WJBC File Photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Rotunda of the state Capitol is st...
Nov 30, 2022
U of I professor: The pandemic hit people aged 35-44 harder in its second yearÂ
Sheldon Jacobson, a computer science professor at the University of Illinois spoke with WJBC. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The pandemic hit people aged 35-44 harder in ...
Nov 18, 2022
Job growth up last month across the state
Industries with the biggest job gains include trade, transportation and utilities as well as leisure and hospitality. (Facebook/IDES)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – October marked the 17th month in a ...
Nov 18, 2022
Firearm deer season opens across Illinois
This first weekend of firearm deer hunting runs through Sunday. (Photo courtesy Illinois Department of Natural Resources)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – Firearm deer season opens Friday in Illinois.It...
Nov 18, 2022
