Category Archives: State News

Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pritzker used Senior Day at the Illinois State Fair Monday to roll out a new program for the most senior Illinoisans.PAC...

Susan Stanton, who is in charge of ACT Now Illinois, says quality after school programs are yet another victim of the labor shortage, and low wages are a big reason why. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlS...

The survey says Illinois could yield 203 bushels per acre of corn and 66 bushels per acre of soybeans. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By USDASPRINGFIELD – Corn: Planted area is estimated at 10.7 millio...

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White served as the grand marshal of the Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – In his final months of his final year (t...

Gov. JB Pritzker spoke at Thursday’s ribbon-cutting at the fairgrounds in Springfield. (Dave Dahhl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The state's annual showcase of agriculture – the Ill...

The five firefighters were presented the "Stork Pin." (Photo courtesy: Springfield Fire Department/Facebook) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The birth of a baby is exciting, but for two-month-old Cor...

During the state’s budget impasse between 2015 and 2017, the rainy day fund was whittled down to about $48,000. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas and IISSPRINGFIELD – After the lat...

The National Park Service is studying the sites and stories of a race riot from 114 years ago, a riot credited with leading to the creation of the NAACP. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD –...

The Illinois State Fair runs Aug. 11-21 in Springfield. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – You can color Gov. JB Pritzker “gobsmacked,” and when was the last time you heard a ...

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is defending the FBI's raid on former president Donald Trump's Florida estate, Mar-a-Lag...