Category Archives: State News

Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau director Scott Dahl says the rule of thumb for economic impact is $125 per person per day. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The city of Sprin...

Corn dough reached 80 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 85 percent. (WJBC File Photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.7 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 21, 2...

A new safety program from the Illinois Department of Transportation promotes zero tolerance toward a goal of zero deaths. (Facebook/Illinois Department of Transportation)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD –...

Second-generation Fried What! family member Shelby Burton says it starts with a piece of homemade pie. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – You know that there are plenty of calories summon...

Justice Lisa Holder White, 54, is a Decatur native who most recently served as an appellate judge for more than a decade. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The newest member of t...

State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), the GOP candidate for governor this year, arrived in a John Deere 410 tractor. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – When Republican Bruce Rauner was gove...

In that case, under Illinois law, guns are supposed to be turned over the local law enforcement. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas and IISSPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Police is announcin...

The political days at the fair are Wednesday and Thursday, with the party holding the governor's office going first. (Facebook/Democratic Party of Illinois)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois Rep...

Ashtin Geyer, a 21-year-old woman from Robinson, Ill., showed the grand champion steer at Tuesday's Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair. (Facebook/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD...

Corn condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 22 percent excellent. (Photo by Andy Melton/flickr)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.6 days su...