Category Archives: Politics
Sen. Durbin: Biden administration is ‘way behind’ on distributing at-home COVID tests
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Illinois’ Senior Senator says President Biden’s plan of sending at-home COVID-19 test kits to Amer...
Jan 10, 2022
New bill makes assaulting a DCFS worker a more serious crime
One of the sponsors says this has been tried before. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – With the memory of the Jan. 4 stabbing death of an Illinois Department of Children and Family Serv...
Jan 10, 2022
Consumers and manufacturers in Illinois are debating Right to Repair
Illinois lawmakers are just getting started on this one. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Right to Repair movement – allowing customers and repair shops to bypass the manufac...
Jan 10, 2022
Illinois Republicans blaming Democrats for the lack of a legislative inspector general
Illinois Republicans are pointing the finger at Democrats for the lack of a inspector general. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – With another resignation, the Republican who ...
Jan 07, 2022
Normal to move forward on building outdoor fitness court
The town council will take final action on the plan in about six months after staff reports back on fundraising. (YouTube/Town of Normal)By HOI ABCNORMAL – An outdoor fitness court, costing an e...
Jan 05, 2022
Top leaders of the Illinois General Assembly convene Wednesday for the first time in 2022
Lawmakers are back in Springfield on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The top leaders of the Illinois General Assembly – as the House and Senate convene Wed...
Jan 04, 2022
Congressman Davis is seeking reelection, not running for Gov.
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis. (Photo courtesy: Rodney Davis) By RFD RadioSPRINGFIELD – Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) is not running for Governor – instead, he will be up for re-electi...
Dec 22, 2021
How do you size up the gubernatorial race?
John Jackson is a visiting professor of political science at Southern Illinois University's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Darren Bailey...
Dec 20, 2021
Local legislator address New York Times article outlying Gov. Pritzker as a possible Presidential candidate
State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller. (Photo courtesy: Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A local legislator says the top elected leader in Il...
Dec 15, 2021
Sen. Durbin calling for support of climate change provisions on the heels of a deadly tornado
Sen. Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – On the heels of a deadly tornado that claimed 74 lives, Illinois’s Senior Senator calls for support of the climate ...
Dec 14, 2021
