Category Archives: State News
Frustrated Illinois gun owners get reprieve with card extensions
Illinois gun owners frustrated with delays in getting their required identification cards renewed are getting a long reprieve. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – I...
Apr 10, 2020
Illinois State Police won’t be ‘storming into church buildings’ to enforce stay-at-home order on Easter
Joining with pastors from the Metro East area in Collinsville on Thursday, ISP Director Brendan Kelly said law enforcement agencies aren’t taking a heavy-handed approach to enforce the governor'...
Apr 10, 2020
Pritzker says organizers should consider canceling large summer events
Illinois health officials report the state is getting closer to "bending the curve" when it comes to new cases of the coronavirus. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – ...
Apr 10, 2020
Illinois sees largest increase in COVID-19 numbers
Gov. JB Pritzker, in his daily coronavirus briefing Wednesday, said he's ready to stop relying on the federal government for tests. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The fact ...
Apr 08, 2020
State lawmaker is speaking out in the wake of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order allowing prisoner furloughs
State Rep. John Cabello. (Photo courtesy: John Cabello/Facebook)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A state lawmaker is looking for answers following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executiv...
Apr 08, 2020
CEO of Mid-West Truckers Association: ‘Trucking business is strong’
Don Schaefer, CEO of the Mid-West Truckers Association, says business is good. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – If you pay attention to the billboards or to the signs on the ...
Apr 08, 2020
Rural schools in Illinois work to get food to students during COVID-19 crisis
A food donation center is feeding students across Bloomington-Normal. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The COVID-19 crisis has hit rural and small Illinois schoo...
Apr 07, 2020
USDA State Statistician: “It’s time to plant crops”
Farmers are getting their fields ready for planting. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The farmers are taking a look at the possibilities of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pande...
Apr 07, 2020
One group says the pandemic has exposed Illinois’ budget woes
A political think tank is sounding the alarm on Illinois' pension debt, saying the coronavirus outbreak will expand the state's pension shortfalls to the tune of $300 billion dollars. (Photo courtesy:...
Apr 07, 2020
Pritzker says more needed from federal government to address Illinois’ unemployment funds, state finances
Gov. J.B. Pritzker couldn't say what steps his administration is taking to shore up the state's spending with the expected cash crunch from the COVID-19 pandemic, but he's looking for a federal bailou...
Apr 07, 2020
