Category Archives: State News
Illinois crops aided by recent rains
Fifty-six percent of Illinois’ corn crop is rated good to excellent. (Photo by stephaniesays/flickr)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Rain helped the crops a little in the w...
Aug 25, 2015
IDOC: Free credit monitoring for affected workers
The Illinois Department of Corrections said an inmate was the intended recipient of a FOIA request for prison worker information. (Photo by Michael Coghlan/flickr)By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD &...
Aug 25, 2015
Ashley Madison leak finds 6 state of Illinois emails
Four of the six Illinois state employees linked to correspondence with Ashley Madison no longer work for the state. (WJBC file photo)By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – It's not just more than...
Aug 25, 2015
Renovation work begins at Illinois Executive Mansion
The first phase of a rehab of the Illinois Executive Mansion is getting underway. (Photo by akakath/flickr) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The repairs are underway on the Exec...
Aug 24, 2015
State Police using unmanned aircraft to aid during emergencies
(Photo courtesy Flickr/davidsonscott15) By Will Stevenson SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police is getting some use out of what you might think of as a drone, but that’s not what they ca...
Aug 22, 2015
Gay conversion therapy ban signed into law
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill Thursday that bans “gay conversion therapy” in Illinois. (John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Chil...
Aug 21, 2015
Illinois Democrats say Rauner has energized them
State Rep. Lou Lang says Gov. Bruce Rauner has energized the Democratic Party.(Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Out of the governor’s office f...
Aug 21, 2015
Illinois’ unemployment rate hits seven-year-low again in July
(Logo courtesy Illinois Department of Employment Security) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – The state’s unemployment rate continues to drop. July’s rate was 5.8 percent according to the I...
Aug 20, 2015
Jesse White will not run for another term
Jesse White will retire after this term. (WJBC file photo)By IRN/Alex DegmanSPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State Jesse White is calling it a career.Illinois' longest serving secretary of state, firs...
Aug 20, 2015
Illinois Senate OKs MAP grants despite no budget
The Illinois Senate voted 37-0 to fund MAP grants. (WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – There’s plenty of state spending, even though the legislature never p...
Aug 20, 2015
