Category Archives: State News
Illinois State Fair preview
Illinois Department of Agriculture director Jerry Costello. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – This year's Illinois State Fair, which steps off next Thursday, is about what's new."The Mul...
Aug 04, 2023
Illinois auctioning off forgotten valuables at State Fair
The Illinois State Fair get’s underway in the middle of August. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Valuables left behind – mostly in forgotten safe-deposit boxes ...
Aug 02, 2023
Chicago church now a national monument
State officials gathered Tuesday at a ceremony naming the church where Emmett Till lay in an open casket a national monument. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlCHICAGO – "Without that op...
Aug 02, 2023
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg makes a stop in Champaign
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stopped in Champaign Monday morning. (Photo courtesy: Pete Buttigieg/Facebook) By Dave Dahl CHAMPAIGN – It's been said, "all politics is local." To h...
Jul 31, 2023
Gov. Pritzker announces more measures aimed at keeping abortions safe
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Continuing to make Illinois the Midwest’s leader for abortions, Gov. JB Pritzker Monday announced more measures aimed a...
Jul 31, 2023
AFSCME Council and Governor’s office reach new state contract
Six months of negotiations have produced a four year contract – announced Tuesday by the governor’s office and the state's largest workers' union. (WJBC File Photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD ...
Jul 26, 2023
Illinois and UK discuss collaborations for energy efficient future during Pritzker’s visit to UK
Ultimately, the trade mission's goal was to strengthen the bilateral collaboration between Illinois and the UK. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVLONDON, United Kingdom – Governor JB Pritzker, along wi...
Jul 20, 2023
State Climatologist: Despite some recent rains, much of Illinois remains in drought
Portions of Adams and Pike counties are in an extreme drought. (WJBC file photo)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – Conditions improved over the past week but most of Illinois remains in a drought.The ent...
Jul 14, 2023
Illinois gas prices slightly down from last week
GasBuddy says the national average is unchanged from last week, averaging $3.50 a gallon. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Gas prices in Illinois are down about five cents over the we...
Jul 10, 2023
Gov. JB Pritzker announces a six-year, $41 billion transportation infrastructure plan
As you get behind the wheel for that summer road trip ... you can think about progress. As Dave Dahl reports, that’s easier than complaining about construction delays. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)B...
Jul 07, 2023
