Category Archives: State News
Illinois school board chairman happy to see more school funding
Illinois schools are receiving more funding for the 2016 fiscal year. (WJBC file photo)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The chairman of the state Board of Education is happy to ha...
Jul 01, 2015
Supreme Court to take up ‘fair share’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving ‘fair share’ union dues this fall. (Photo by Flickr/dbking)By Illinois News NetworkWASHINGTON – A case of teachers in California cha...
Jul 01, 2015
Statewide campus smoking bans take effect today
A statewide smoking ban on public college campuses in Illinois takes effect today. (Photo by julie/flickr)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Beginning today, you better be in your c...
Jul 01, 2015
House Speaker calls on Rauner to come to capitol as budget deadline passes
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has called on Gov. Rauner to play a greater role in budget negotiations. (WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The speaker of t...
Jul 01, 2015
Rauner signs construction bill after cutting nearly $70 million
Gov. Rauner signed a construction bill on Tuesday to ensure road projects can continue. (Photo courtesy Charlie Bossingham)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Gov. Bruce Rauner slice...
Jul 01, 2015
One month budget being discussed
Rauner is not a fan of a one month budget. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Dave Dahl/IRN SPRINGFIELD – We’ve been here before. The state greets the new fiscal year with no budget, but t...
Jun 30, 2015
Rauner visits IEMA as fiscal year end approaches
Rauner spoke with IEMA employees Tuesday. (WJBC File Photo) By Alex Degman/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The governor is spending the last day of the fiscal year visiting state agencies i...
Jun 30, 2015
Heavy rain creates flood threat in Illinois
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for flooding along the Illinois, Missouri and Mississippi rivers. (Photo courtesy Facebook/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District)By Dave Dahl/I...
Jun 30, 2015
Rainfall helps some Illinois crops, others drenched
Illinois’ corn crop is rated 62 percent good-to-excellent. Soybeans are rated 52 percent good-to-excellent. (Photo by Carrie Muehling/WJBC)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – ...
Jun 30, 2015
Rauner, AG Madigan disagree on state paychecks with no Illinois budget
Gov. Bruce Rauner has said state workers will get paid even without a budget, though Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said the state won’t be able to pay them. (WJBC file photo)By Alex Deg...
Jun 30, 2015
