Category Archives: State News
Republican state lawmaker questions school funding formula
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – When Illinois superintendents gathered to celebrate five years of the new school funding formula, some lawma...
Feb 14, 2023
Illinois Freedom Caucus blames governor for rising cost of energy
State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Your utility bills are too high, and the Illinois Freedom Caucus says it's Gov. JB Pritzker's fault."It's just anot...
Feb 09, 2023
Illinois Democrats are pushing for a child tax credit
Illinois Democrats say they want to get a few hundred more dollars – or maybe a couple thousand more dollars – into your pocket. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD –...
Feb 08, 2023
Advocates call for more to be done on National Black HIV and AIDS Awareness Day
State Rep. Camille Lilly (D-Chicago). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – You can just fill in the blank. The gulf in access to health care means Blacks are far more likely than whites to ...
Feb 08, 2023
Police recruits now required to take a course on wrongful convictions
It's now state law that aspiring police officers receive this training. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – You can't write the story of wrongful convictions without at least one chapter ...
Feb 07, 2023
Decatur Republican wants to increase access to medical records
State Rep Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) and Patty Krueger. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – You have less access to your medical records than you may think, and State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-De...
Feb 06, 2023
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association is looking for the coolest thing made in Illinois
Mark Denzler, IMA President and CEO spoke during a news conference. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Soon enough, we'll be filling out our brackets. But – that's not ...
Feb 02, 2023
Sanders selected to become superintendent of ISBE
The appointment of Tony Sanders, now superintendent at Elgin U-46 schools, is pending Illinois State Board of Education approval. (Facebook/Illinois State Board of Education)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD &#...
Feb 01, 2023
House Minority Leader: “I’ll keep knocking on the door until they let me in”
House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – "I'll keep knocking on the door until they let me in."That's how House Minority Leade...
Jan 31, 2023
More voices against the assault weapons ban
State Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A southern Illinois sheriff, who says it’s unconstitutional for him to enforce Illinois’ new assault ...
Jan 27, 2023
