Category Archives: State News
Democrats in Illinois House condemn Rep. Chris Miller for “fighting words” leading up to Capitol insurrection
State Rep. Chris Miller. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House condemned Rep, Chris Miller (R-Oakland) for what you might ca...
Mar 19, 2021
Gov. Pritzker announces bridge to Phase Five
Gov. Pritzker made the announcements on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – If everything goes as planned, Gov. JB Pritzker can look at Thursday as a big, big step for...
Mar 18, 2021
Illinois House Veterans Affairs Committee discusses COVID
State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego), chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, is frustrated with how the department is set up and with the information she's getting about it. (Dave Dahl/WJBC...
Mar 16, 2021
Break this year for lower-earning Illinoisans
The group of taxpayers Comptroller Susana Mendoza is talking about are the ones who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Some Illinoisans wi...
Mar 16, 2021
Gov. Pritzker looks back on the year of COVID
Gov. JB Pritzker's giving one-on-one interviews to reporters on the occasion of the anniversary of the first Illinois coronavirus death – March 16, 2020 – when Patricia Frieson passed away...
Mar 15, 2021
UIS Professor says pandemic could be with us for the rest of our lives
University of Illinois Springfield professor Ken Kriz. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The ways of the pandemic could be with us for the rest of our lives.Getting used ...
Mar 15, 2021
Illinois lawmakers discuss the latest stimulus bill
Budget director Alexis Sturm during a virtual hearing Thursday afternoon. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The ink wasn’t dry on the President’s signature of the ARP b...
Mar 12, 2021
House bill would update youth suicide policy
Keygan Miller is with the Trevor Project, a national suicide prevention organization for the LGBTQ committee. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A bill which has passed an Illinois ...
Mar 11, 2021
Harmon: We’re going to have to look at deep cuts
Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) spoke at a virtual program hosted by Southern Illinois University's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – S...
Mar 09, 2021
Illinois business leaders are fighting for children of color
Rockford aerospace engineer Rudy Valdez appeared at a virtual news conference hosted by the Illinois division of ReadyNation. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Here's another repor...
Mar 04, 2021
