Category Archives: State News
Report: GOP lawmakers don’t cash Rauner checks during budget battle
Gov. Bruce Rauner reportedly issued campaign checks to 67 GOP lawmakers in May. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Eric Stock SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner gave about $400,000 to Republican le...
Jul 13, 2015
Kirk seeks ban on household products with microbeads
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and Shedd Aquarium’s Michelle Parker look at how many plastic microbeads are in certain household products. (Photo by John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network) By John Gregory/Ill...
Jul 13, 2015
Lawmakers displeased with snub from Rauner administration official
Lawmakers are upset that the chairwoman of the state’s workers’ compensation commission declined to testify about the report. (WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIEL...
Jul 12, 2015
Group to lobby Illinois on medical marijuana legislation
Illinois enacted a medical marijuana law in 2013 (Photo courtesy Dank Depot/flickr) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – September is the new target for medical marijuana to be avail...
Jul 11, 2015
Rauner wants Illinois to help veterans find work
Gov. Rauner spoke to the American Legion state convention in Springfield on Friday. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Alex Degman/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to...
Jul 11, 2015
Rauner signs bills on FOID, license plates and sanitary districts
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed nearly two dozen bills on Friday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner) By Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD – Among the nearly two dozen bills Gov. Bruce Rauner signed...
Jul 11, 2015
Kirk to Trump: ‘Shut Up’
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has said Donald Trump is hurting the Republican Party with comments he made about Mexicans. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mark Kirk) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO ̵...
Jul 11, 2015
Gas prices spike in Central Illinois
Gas prices are averaging $2.92 per gallon in Illinois. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association)By Eric StockSPRINGFIELD – The cost of filling up is going up, but an oil...
Jul 10, 2015
St. Clair County judge allows state workers to get paid
Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger plans to start issuing paychecks aftrer a St. Clair County judge ruled the state can pay state employees. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Leslie Munger) By John Gregory/Ill...
Jul 10, 2015
House approves one-month budget
The Illinois House passed a $2.3 billion one-month budget Thursday. (WJBC file photo)By Alex Degman/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A one-month budget with guaranteed state-employee paycheck...
Jul 09, 2015
