Category Archives: State News
Pritzker says Illinois is getting closer to opening up more
Gov. JB Pritzker did not say exactly when. The bridge phase is immediately before a full reopening: Phase Five. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is cautiously optimisti...
May 03, 2021
Illinois Senate Republicans push for independent mapmaking commission
Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The top Illinois Senate Republican says Gov. JB Pritzker ought to authorize an independen...
Apr 28, 2021
Gov. Pritzker signs health care equity law
Gov. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law the fourth and final pillar of the Legislative Black Caucus' legislative agenda. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The fourth and...
Apr 27, 2021
A panel of Senators hear ideas about Gov. Pritzker’s money-saving proposals
State Sen. Rob Martwick (D-Chicago) says you ignore the state's financial problems at your peril. (Photo courtesy: Shutterstock)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A panel of senators Friday took time to ...
Apr 26, 2021
Illinois is getting to know its new poet laureate
Illinois poet laureate Angela Jackson – speaking virtually to Southern Illinois University's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute – says the young woman who captivated the nation at this yea...
Apr 23, 2021
Durkin: Supermajority Democrats are going back on their word to have a bipartisan redistricting process
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois Republicans say they do not trust the supermajority Democrats to do a fair job of r...
Apr 22, 2021
ISBE executive director is retiring
It's been just two weeks since Steve Sandvoss, executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, was placed on administrative leave after reporting he was the victim of an online extortion ...
Apr 20, 2021
Historical context for housing crisis
Michelle Layser, an assistant professor in the U of I College of Law, has co-written a report comparing today's housing crisis to that of 2008. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD –...
Apr 19, 2021
Speaker Welch calling in grief counselors for lawmakers who have trouble dealing with the death of Adam Toledo
Speaker of the Illinois House Chris Welch. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Speaker of the Illinois House says grief counselors will be available at the Capitol next week...
Apr 16, 2021
Union members and top lawmakers rallied at the Capitol for fairness
Members of the Carpenters Union joined Democratic legislative leaders and the attorney general rallied in front of the Lincoln statue to decry contractors who pay employees off the books. (Dave Dahl/W...
Apr 15, 2021
