Category Archives: State News
GOP Gov. Candidate Sullivan wants to defund teachers’ unions
Jesse Sullivan, a Republican, is running for Governor. (Photo courtesy: Jesse Sullivan/Twitter) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – One of the Republicans running for governor, Jesse Sullivan, told repor...
Jun 07, 2022
Vulgar social media post pointed at alderman receives backlash
Chuck Redpath says disliking your job or the aldermen is one thing, but Cunningham's use of vulgarity, albeit on her personal social media, crosses the line. (Pixabay)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A...
Jun 07, 2022
Two major cash crops in Illinois much closer to normal progress now
Corn planted reached 95 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 89 percent. Soybeans planted reached 88 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 78 percent. (Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau)By USDA...
Jun 07, 2022
IDNR: The public can return to bird feeding activities
According to the DNR, the public should still wash their birdfeeders and baths before putting them out again. (Photo courtesy: Mt. Glasgow Area/Facebook) By Blake Haas and IISBLOOMINGTON – The I...
Jun 01, 2022
Illinois farmers continue to plant corn and soybeans
Corn planted reached 89 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 84 percent. Corn emerged reached 76 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 71 percent. (Facebook/IL Corn)By USDASPRINGFIELD ̵...
Jun 01, 2022
Damage estimated at $4M from massive fire at Grand Bear Lodge cabins
Aerial view of the fire near Starved Rock State Park. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Richard Baldridge)By HOI ABCUTICA – Damage to cabins at Grand Bear Resort near Starved Rock in Utica is estimated a...
Jun 01, 2022
Congressman Davis: Won’t support a law that ‘infringes on the Second Amendment’
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville). (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Rodney Davis knows something about gun crimes. The Republican Congressman from Taylorville was at a...
May 27, 2022
Americans for Prosperity look for cuts in gasoline cost
The promotion, "The Cost of Washington," has already gone on in Kankakee and Peoria, with southern Illinois yet to come. (Dave Dahl)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – For two hours Thursday morning, Spri...
May 26, 2022
Arguments underway at State Capitol to bring back Douglas statue
State Rep. Mary Flowers (D-Chicago), chair of the Illinois House Statues and Monuments Task Force, reacts to a suggestion the Stephen Douglas statue return to the Capitol lawn, saying it's just time f...
May 25, 2022
Stephen Douglas biographer wants the statue returned to the Capitol grounds
The statue of Stephen Douglas was removed from the Capitol lawn in Springfield. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The “Little Giant” has a big cheerleader who wants the Steph...
May 25, 2022
