Category Archives: Politics
Gov. Pritzker delivers State of the State and budget address
Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his State of the State and budget speech in the House chamber for the first time since 2020. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is unveiling a ...
Feb 16, 2023
Illinois House GOP members lay out legislative priorities
Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – As Gov. JB Pritzker gives his State of the State and budget message today, Illinois House Repu...
Feb 15, 2023
Decatur Republican wants to increase access to medical records
State Rep Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) and Patty Krueger. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – You have less access to your medical records than you may think, and State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-De...
Feb 06, 2023
More voices against the assault weapons ban
State Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A southern Illinois sheriff, who says it’s unconstitutional for him to enforce Illinois’ new assault ...
Jan 27, 2023
Expansion of abortion rights in Illinois awaits the governor’s action
State Rep. Bill Hauter (R-Morton) said it should not be easier to get an abortion. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – With some states prosecuting people involved in abortions, a bill aw...
Jan 13, 2023
103rd Illinois General Assembly sworn in
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside) sworn in Wednesday at the University of Illinois Springfield. (Photo by Jane Cochran/WTAX)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A history-soaked pair of inaug...
Jan 12, 2023
Illinois Senate passes its own version of an assault weapons ban
Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Hours after a Highland Park mother played a recording of a six-year-old shrieking away from gunfire, members ...
Jan 10, 2023
Gov. Pritzker delivers second inaugural address
JB Pritzker is governor of Illinois for a second time. He was sworn in on Monday. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker ran down what mostly amounted to a "gre...
Jan 10, 2023
State Rep. Bennett to replace Senator in local General Assembly seat
Current 106th State Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) will now take his place, receiving 87% of the vote from party chairmen. (WJBC file photo)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – Local Republican leaders hav...
Jan 09, 2023
New Illinois General Assembly will collect more money than their predecessors
That nugget was buried in a bill which does many other things – for one, giving the governor a "closing fund" to help when businesses are considering whether to locate in Illinois. (WJBC file ph...
Jan 09, 2023
