Category Archives: State News
General Assembly Joint and Committee on Administrative Rules punts on gun control legislation
The story over gun control seems to be never ending. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The story of gun control legislation in Illinois is never ending.The General Assembly'...
Dec 12, 2023
New pilot program provides Cook County inmate with state ID cards
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Because it's easier to get a job or a place to live when you have a state ID card, a new pil...
Dec 11, 2023
State holds official Pearl Harbor remembrance at Lake Springfield
The customary tossing of a wreath into the lake concluded the ceremony. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – 82 years after the "day that will live in infamy," the Illinois Department of Ve...
Dec 08, 2023
Illinois Gaming Board boasts historic year, passes new rules in final meeting of 2023
The Board also approved language for the responsible gaming signs that gaming locations have to post in order to comply with the new Video Gaming rule which requires the posting of responsible gaming ...
Dec 08, 2023
The State of Illinois remembers Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor ceremony taking place at Lake Springfield. (Dave Dahl)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – 82 years after the "day that will live in infamy," the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs held ...
Dec 07, 2023
Candidate filing for next year’s election is now closed
The lotteries – with real Illinois Lottery ping pong balls – to determine the ballot order are Dec. 13. The primary is March 19. (Photo courtesy ISBE/Facebook)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD ̵...
Dec 05, 2023
No holiday displays this season at the Illinois Capitol due to ongoing construction
Ongoing construction at the Illinois Capitol is the reason given for the Rotunda taking the year off from having the tree, the Nativity, the menorah, and all the rest. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRI...
Nov 30, 2023
Illinois building shelter sites for asylum seekers
The new shelter sites are a $65 million investment. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVCHICAGO – Two new shelter sites will begin construction this week to accommodate future asylum-seekers in Illinois....
Nov 29, 2023
Season’s about over for Illinois farmers
(Facebook/Illinois Soybean Association)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 6.0 days suitable for field work during the week ending November 26, 2023. Statewide, the average temperature was 37.6 degr...
Nov 28, 2023
Illinois political candidates line up early to file nominating petitions
Some potential lawmakers lined up before 4 a.m. (Photo courtesy: Google Maps) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A chilly Monday morning greeted Illinois candidates who began lining up before 4 a.m. Mon...
Nov 27, 2023
