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Apocalypse Now report predicts economic doom for Illinois
A new report predicts Illinois will have a $14 billion annual deficit by 2026. (WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – “I love the smell of napalm in the morning&...
Jan 20, 2015
Duckworth eyes U.S. Senate run
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth is considering a run for U.S. Senate in 2016 (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture/flickr)By Metro News ServiceCHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth may be looki...
Jan 20, 2015
IRS begins accepting returns
The tax filing period is underway. (Photo by kenteegardin/flickr)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Income tax season starts Tuesday. Today is the day the IRS will start accept...
Jan 20, 2015
Rauner signs executive order dealing with veteran and minority hiring
By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkMartin Luther King Day brings another executive order from Gov. Bruce Rauner.This order requires labor organizations, contractors and subcontractors working with ...
Jan 19, 2015
Get Covered Illinois pushes comparison shopping tool
The latest round of open enrollment through the Affordable Care Act ends Feb. 15. (Photo courtesy GetCoveredIllinois.gov)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – For the final weeks of op...
Jan 19, 2015
Durbin part of congressional delegation in Cuba
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is in Cuba on Monday as part of a congressional delegation. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is spe...
Jan 19, 2015
Normal considering land purchase to benefit Habitat for Humanity
Normal is looking to buy a piece of land and use it as a lot for Habitat for Humanity to build on. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – A purchase of a roughly 13,000-square foot lot...
Jan 19, 2015
Heartland College again hosting Vinyl and Vino
Heartland will be hosting Vinyl and Vino for the third time this year. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Heartland Community College's Alumni Association will host its third annua...
Jan 17, 2015
Compton found guilty of murder
Nicholas Compton was found guilty of murder Friday by a jury. (Pool photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Nicholas Compton has been found guilty of murder in the death of 3-year-old Robbie Crame...
Jan 16, 2015
Rauner willing to help pay for governor’s mansion repairs
The Illinois Executive Mansion in Springfield is 180 years old. It was last renovated in 1971. (Photo by akaKath/flickr)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The governor’s m...
Jan 16, 2015
