Category Archives: State News

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity rate is 7.5%. (Facebook/Reditus Laboratories) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – Another 117 Illinois residents have died from COVID-19 complications ...

State Rep. Chris Welch (D-Hillside). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Black Caucus of the Illinois House of Representatives has chosen Rep. Chris Welch (D-Hillside) as its can...

Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs director Linda Chapa LaVia. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – With 36 coronavirus-related deaths at one veterans' home on her watch, Monday...

State Rep. Mike Marron (R-Fithian) says he's had it with Gov. JB Pritzker's oversight of the state unemployment system during the pandemic. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – I...

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (Photo courtesy Facebook/Darin LaHood)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Criticism continues from within the President's own party after Wednesday's riots at the Capitol.U.S. Rep. ...

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,008,045 cases, including 17,272 deaths.(Facebook/Reditus Laboratories) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday...

Henry Haupt, a spokesman for the Illinois secretary of state's office, spoke with WJBC’s Dave Dahl. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Could it happen here? It already ha...

Gov. Pritzker during a COVID-19 press briefing. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The message remains: wear a mask. But there's a new one: get a shot.Gov. JB Pritzker said Wed...

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Tammy Duckworth)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – One of the state's top Democrats, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), took the opportunity in the ho...

State Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) is backing a proposal for an independent commission to redraw legislative maps — and water down the influence of the Speaker of the House. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) ...