Category Archives: State News
Illinois Black leaders gather at the Illinois Capitol
(left to right) Juliana Stratton, Mattie Hunter, Kam Buckner. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlThree of Illinois' Black leaders are back from Washington, D.C., where Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson sits for co...
Mar 22, 2022
Illinois Treasurer: “I don’t support a retirement tax”
Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerich. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A celebration of Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs' Secure Choice retirement program took a left turn ...
Mar 21, 2022
Blue Cross Blue Shield fined by state after failing to submit required information after terminating Springfield Clinic contract
Illinois Department of Insurance found BCBS of Illinois violated the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC SPRINGFIELD – The parent company of...
Mar 21, 2022
Sen. Durbin looking forward to Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL.) (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), looks forward to the confirmation h...
Mar 18, 2022
Some new factors have entered the budgeting picture for Illinois
House Majority Leader Greg Harris (D-Chicago). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois legislature has three weeks until its self-imposed deadline to put together a budget.One per...
Mar 18, 2022
GOP: Fundamental change needed at DCFS
State Rep Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The roll call continues – of dead or missing children. And State Rep Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa)...
Mar 17, 2022
McLean County board member joins Asian-American women from Illinois House to call for more education
State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-Glenview) celebrates the passage of the TEAACH Act, which requires a curriculum that includes contributions of Asian-Americans. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Da...
Mar 16, 2022
Federal Reserve raises interest rates, local financial advisor reacts
On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 518 points at the closing bell. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – For the first time since 2018, the Federal Reserve ap...
Mar 16, 2022
Illinois House Republicans claim Democrats and the Pritzker administration are not doing enough to fight inflation
State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (WIHND-horst) (R-Metropolis) is frustrated with inflation, certainly including the price of Illinois gasoline. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD –...
Mar 16, 2022
IDOC informs state lawmakers about their plans to downsize Pontiac and Vandalia prisons
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasPONTIAC – The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) informed lawmake...
Mar 16, 2022
