Category Archives: State News
Comptroller: Bill backlog nearly $6 billion
Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger said the state’s bill backlog is $6 billion. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Leslie Munger) By Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD – She was a no-show at a hearin...
Sep 09, 2015
Davis says he will introduce a bill to track VA claims
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis.(Photo by Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) says a bi-partisan effort led by him and another Con...
Sep 08, 2015
Study: Teachers spend own money on classroom supplies
Teachers spend hundreds of dollars of their own money on classroom supplies, according to a new study. (Photo courtesy Steven Depolo/flickr)By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – ...
Sep 08, 2015
Illinois transportation secretary lays out vision
IDOT Secretary Randy Blankenhorn says Illinois should implement high-occupancy tolls. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Dougtone)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The state's transportation c...
Sep 08, 2015
AFL-CIO says unions aren’t dead in Illinois
(WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Last week’s failure to override the governor’s veto of a labor-backed bill to add arbitration as a means of ending a...
Sep 07, 2015
Durbin, Schakowsky talk about the possibility of Sanders as president
(John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – How does “President Bernie Sanders” sound to Illinois Democrats? The independent U.S. Senator f...
Sep 07, 2015
Attitudes are changing towards the transgendered population
Survey says more education will lead to more understanding. (Flickr/Illinois Springfield) By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – A national survey conducted by the University of ...
Sep 07, 2015
Gas prices favorable for Labor Day weekend
(Flickr/Mike Mozart)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The gas station could be a "no whining zone" these days, if the September AAA Fuel Gauge Report is any indication.The nationa...
Sep 05, 2015
Police on the lookout for distracted drivers
Police says drunk driving isn’t the only problem. (WJBC file photo) By IRN/Will Stevenson BLOOMINGTON – The message is the same for this holiday weekend as it has been for others: “D...
Sep 04, 2015
Protesters gather in front of Kirk’s office
Small group of anti-abortion protesters demand U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk change his stance on defunding Planned Parenthood.(John Gregory / Illinois Radio Network) By IRN/John Gregory CHICAGO – Anti-ab...
Sep 04, 2015
