Category Archives: State News

By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 6.1 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 20, 2023. Statewide, the average temperature was 69.8 degrees, 4.1 degrees below normal. Precipitat...

Illinois Department of Natural Resources director Natalie Phelps Finnie. (WJBC file photo)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be installing electric vehic...

Grand champion steer “Bill,” shown by Kewanee High School student Kashen Ellerbrock. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – An unusual ending to the Illinois State Fair livestock ...

Andrea Aggertt is the director of the Office of the Architect of the Illinois Capitol. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Coming to work to supervise a $240 million renovation of the nort...

Naomi Dolan and Illinois FFA president Thad Bergschneider joined Gov. JB Pritzker Monday for the bill-signing ceremony on the fairgrounds. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – When you are ...

A new task force will look into changing the way Illinoisans vote – through what is called "ranked choice voting." (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A bill the governor has signed...

Andrea Aggertt lays out the timeline for some of the main features of the project. (WJBC File Photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Coming to work to supervise a $240 million renovation of the north w...

Amanda Haarstad with her Golden Abe award. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – For many of us, the Illinois State Fair is about food. And an annual contest to select the best fair food has...

Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs assistant director Anthony Vaughn. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – When you are a veteran, you have something nobody can take away.That was the...

State Rep. Dan Caulkins. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Downstate lawmaker who brought the lawsuit challenging Gov. JB Pritzker over the state's new assault weapon...