Category Archives: State News
Legislation making sweet corn Illinois’ official vegetable clears the Senate
A bill to make sweet corn the official state vegetable has passed in the Senate. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate has approved a bill that would make sweet corn th...
Apr 24, 2015
Memo: Test opt-out bill jeopardizes federal education funds
By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A measure that would allow parents to opt their children out of taking standardized tests in public schools would risk Illinois losing over $1 billion in fe...
Apr 24, 2015
Illinois House votes to decriminalize marijuana
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy halped to pass a bill out of the Illinois House to make possession of a small amount of marijuana a civil offense. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Ne...
Apr 24, 2015
Former state representative sentenced to five months in prison
(WJBC file photo) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – Accepting a $7,000 bribe lands a former state lawmaker in prison. Former State Rep. Derrick Smith was facing up to five years i...
Apr 23, 2015
New state schools leader believes poor schools need most help
By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – Illinois' school-superintendent-to-be says poor schools need more help than wealthy ones. State lawmakers are working on legislation to adjust st...
Apr 23, 2015
Rauner continues push for ‘right-to-work’ zones
Gov. Bruce Rauner (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – You may have heard about Gov. Bruce Rauner's hopes to "empower" Illinoisans to choose whether they want...
Apr 22, 2015
Top 10 list gives rules for medical pot patients
More than 18,000 Illinoisans have started the application process to obtain medical marijuana (Photo by Brett Levin/flickr)By Metro News ServiceSPRINGFIELD – Public health officials are taking a...
Mar 09, 2015
Oberweis reintroduces Sunday car sales bill
State Sen. Jim Oberweis is calling for a ban on Sunday car sales to be lifted in Illinois. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Jim Oberweis) By Metro News Service SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Jim Oberweis is r...
Mar 09, 2015
Drivers in deadly crashes involving cellphones could get prison
State Rep. Robert Martwick says his proposal would send the message that driving while using a cellphone is as dangerous as driving drunk. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Metro News Service SPRINGFIE...
Mar 09, 2015
Illinois Supreme Court to consider pension law this week
The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments on the 2013 pension reform law. (WJBC file photo) By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – This is the week that Illinois' new pen...
Mar 09, 2015
