Category Archives: Politics
Republican candidates running as a statewide “slate” tour central Illinois
Richard Irvin, a Republican candidate for governor, spoke to reporters after a Springfield rally Monday evening. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Criticized for not facing reporters, th...
Mar 08, 2022
Heated clash as Normal Town Council narrowly approves water rake hike, budget
Normal Town Council members Kathleen Lorenz and Scott Preston voted against the water rate increase adopted by the council Monday night. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCNORMAL – Water rates will rise...
Mar 08, 2022
New book about former Speaker Madigan comes out in late March
Former House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago). (Photo courtesy: WikiMedia/Illinoislawmakers) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Right about now, Ray Long probably wishes he could add another chapter to ...
Mar 03, 2022
Governor reacts to Mike Madigan indictment
Deplorable and abhorrent are words Gov. Pritzker used to describe what Madigan is accused of doing. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Now that former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan ...
Mar 03, 2022
Illinois lawmakers react to former House Speaker Mike Madigan indictment
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The top Republican in the Illinois House, Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), waved th...
Mar 03, 2022
Madigan indicted on federal corruption charges
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Anyone who thought former House Speaker Mike Madigan would slip away from the feds was wrong."Today a federa...
Mar 03, 2022
Bloomington City Council approves contract for automatic license plate readers
The city will pay Flock Safety $32,500 the first year, and $27,500 the second year of the contract. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police will soon have the technology offi...
Mar 01, 2022
Senate Republicans propose legislation to empower parents of schoolchildren
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington). (Photo courtesy senatorbarickman.com)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Education bureaucracy has left parents behind, say Illinois Senate Republicans who want...
Feb 25, 2022
Illinois lawmaker can’t stay quiet any longer about the wrongfully accused
State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago). (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A Black teenager from Waukegan – Martell Williams, 15 – was reportedly detained for two d...
Feb 25, 2022
Drama about mask mandate continues in Illinois House of Representatives
State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) (Photo from Dan Caukins Illinois State Representative Facebook Page)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The mask melodrama in the Illinois House of Representatives jus...
Feb 22, 2022
