Category Archives: State News
Frerichs and state lawmakers urge fellow lawmakers to pass MAP grant funding
Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs leads lawmakers, administrators, and students in a discussion about MAP Grant funding at Millikin University in Decatur. (Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio Network)By Will...
Sep 12, 2015
Rauner, IEMA officials honor first responders at 9/11 ceremony
(Photo courtesy IOCI Media Services) By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner recognizes Illinois’ first responders on the anniversary of the September ...
Sep 11, 2015
Rauner rejects expanded use of medical marijuana
Gov. Bruce Rauner has rejected a plan to expand the list of diseases that can be treated with medical marijuana. (Photo courtesy Flickr/BrettLevin)By Alex DegmanSPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner&#...
Sep 11, 2015
Senate passes spending bill to pay for social services, lottery prizes
The Illinois Senate passed a $4 billion spending plan to pay for some social services and lottery prizes. (WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Another installment ...
Sep 10, 2015
US Senate candidate Zopp slams Duckworth over Iran nuclear deal
Andrea Zopp is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Illinois. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Andrea Zopp)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – One of the few policy differences betw...
Sep 10, 2015
Illinois Senate overrides heroin bill veto
State Sen. Kwane Raoul helped override an amendatory veto of an anti-heroin bill. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate Wednesday fo...
Sep 10, 2015
Comptroller estimates bill backlog will rise to $8.5 billion by end of year
Leslie Munger discusses the bill backlog in Chicago. (John Gregory/WJBC) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – No state budget equals an ever-increasing stack of unpaid bills. Comptro...
Sep 09, 2015
Discussions continue over veto
House Democratic leaders may have had reason to believe they had enough votes to override a labor arbitration bill. (Photo courtesy RebootIllinois/YouTube)By IRN/Dave DahlEven a week later, we’r...
Sep 09, 2015
Dry weather resumes as Illinois harvest begins
Two percent of the Illinois corn crop has been harvested. (Photo courtesy United Soybean Board/flickr) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Wet, then dry. That’s the story of ...
Sep 09, 2015
Illinois congressman pushes funding increase for medical research
U.S. Rep. Bob Dold Bob Dold says the U.S. can’t fall behind other nations in publicly funding medical research.(Photo courtesy John Gregory/IRN) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO &#...
Sep 09, 2015
