Category Archives: State News
Big Ten Conference commissioner explains NIL to lawmakers on Capitol Hill
Name, Image and Likeness has changed college sports. (Photo courtesy: Big Ten/Twitter) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – "Name / image / likeness" is a legal way for college athletes to make money; say...
Oct 19, 2023
Central Illinoisans won’t have the best view of Saturday’s partial solar eclipse
John Martin, associate professor of astronomy and physics and director of the observatory at the University of Illinois Springfield, says Saturday's partial solar eclipse will happen just before noon....
Oct 13, 2023
Central Illinois Congresswoman: We need to stand by Israel
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (right) speaks at a local business. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – With nothing to do in Washington with no speaker, U.S. Rep. Nikki Bu...
Oct 09, 2023
IMA hosting “Makers on the Move” statewide bus tour
The makers tour featured a stop in Springfield Monday morning. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – You just might see a big, 56-foot bus wrapped in blue and green, festoo...
Oct 09, 2023
Durbin: Finalizing budget must be bipartisan
U.S. Sen Dick Durbin (D-IL). (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) expressed hope that future federal budget discussions will be bipartisan, even after the House...
Oct 06, 2023
New “bio hub” coming to Chicago to eradicated diseases
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The Pritzker administration is bragging about a big "get" – a research "biohub" in Chicago that's part of a ...
Oct 05, 2023
Illinois DCFS director resigning at end of year
Marc Smith. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services is perhaps the state’s most troubled and beleaguered agency. Now, director...
Oct 05, 2023
Local college rolling out free tuition and fees for qualifying students
University of Illinois-Springfield is shown. (Photo courtesy Facebook/UIS)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield campus of the University of Illinois is rolling out the "Prairie Promise." It...
Oct 04, 2023
Illinois celebrating book bans during Banned Books Week
Governor Pritzker. (Photo courtesy; Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The first state to ban book bans is celebrating Banned Books Week. The Regenstein Library at the University of Chic...
Oct 03, 2023
Members of the Illinois Freedom Caucus rally in Manteno
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City). (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlMANTENO – "I've got a feeling that Manteno's not for sale!"With that, State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) – chair o...
Oct 03, 2023
