Category Archives: State News
House GOP ask Madigan to resign, Durkin wants to be speaker
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) says he will appeal to fifteen "reform-minded" Democrats to support him so he can be speaker. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD –...
Dec 02, 2020
Last weekly USDA crop report of 2020
USDA's Mark Scheusener says his office is wrapping up for the season(Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave DahlIt's time to put a button on the weekly USDA crop report.Winter wheat is all that's in ...
Dec 01, 2020
Pritzker: Tier 3 restrictions will remain in place
Gov. JB Pritzker. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Strap in for Tier Three until further notice.Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday he does not foresee rolling back the current mitigati...
Nov 30, 2020
House Republicans want answers about the situation in LaSalle
State Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) says the coronavirus numbers at the state veterans' home in LaSalle – including 28 deaths – are sickening. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD ...
Nov 30, 2020
Judge sentences caller who threatened to shoot Rodney Davis
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville). (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCSPRINGFIELD – A US District Judge sentenced Randall E. Tarr, of Rochester, to serve two years probation...
Nov 23, 2020
Speaker Madigan: “I plan to be a candidate for speaker”
House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago). (Photo courtesy: WikiMedia/Illinoislawmakers)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – To cap off a week in which more than a dozen House Democrats have gone away from Ho...
Nov 23, 2020
Time for a reminder – winter driving skills
Brian Mendenhall, a highway maintainer with the Illinois Department of Transportation, says you should stay away from snow plows. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It's almost...
Nov 18, 2020
Gov. Pritzker announces new COVID-19 mitigations
Gov. Pritzker announced new COVID-19 mitigations on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker says the best way to avoid a stay-at-home order is to act as if...
Nov 17, 2020
Harvest 2020: Corn and soybeans all but complete
Mark Schleusener, state statistician, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, says Illinois’ corn harvest is all but complete. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Ther...
Nov 17, 2020
There’s trouble in toyland
Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Bluetooth-enabled toys point to issues of cybersecurity. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Holiday gifts should not hurt a child, but unsafe toys ...
Nov 13, 2020
