Groups watching out for the homebound say the Rauner administration is going about saving money the wrong way.… MORE
Category Archives: State News
Campaign staffers suing Pritzker respond to ‘smear’ claims
A group of 10 campaign workers who sued Democratic candidate for Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker over racial discrimination accusations in the political operation spoke out Monday in response to claims that they’re only after the billionaire’s money.… MORE
Illinois Secretary of State warns about marijuana investment scams
Pot is a growing business in Illinois and other states.… MORE
A recent Illinois law is behind solar farm proposals
The Future Energy Jobs Act, which took effect last year, requires Illinois utilities to get 25 percent of their retail power from renewable sources like solar and wind by 2025.… MORE
Chances of hitting deer while driving doubles in fall in Illinois
The fall season is expected to bring the highest number of vehicular deer collision in Illinois.… MORE
Illinois ranks 13th out of all states for the most identity theft and fraud risk
Illinois residents are more at risk of identity theft and fraud than the majority of other states in the U.S.… MORE
Temporary Quincy veterans facility part of plan to end legionella deaths
A shuttered nursing home in Quincy has been rehabbed, renamed and reopened as a temporary facility to house veterans while a modern home is built.… MORE
Illinois leaders hope new law will distribute federal disaster dollars fairer
When a flood hit a small central Illinois town three years ago, FEMA was not much help, because Illinois has a large population. In a place like Kincaid, in Christian County, the numbers worked against you.… MORE
Illinois unveiling a new model of accountability to divvy up some federal money for schools
Illinois’ education officials are set to unveil new metrics that will decide how much local school districts could receive in federal school improvement funds.… MORE
Illinois cuts bureaucracy by moving more state services online
More and more of Illinois government is moving online.… MORE
Blogs
WJBC Voices: The safe, legal and rare fraud
At one time, Hillary Clinton’s mantra about abortion was that abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare.” I suspected then that she really meant only the “legal” part, and time has borne out that suspicion.
WJBC Voices: Rauner’s Toyota claim a misleading, false promise
On September 27, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner told the Pantagraph that Bloomington-Normal was in serious contention for a Mazda-Toyota auto plant, but the existence of unions and Illinois laws lost the potential jobs to Alabama.
WJBC Voices: “Progressive” has nothing to do with progress
One of the gubernatorial candidates is advocating a progressive income tax as the solution to the state’s economic problems.
WJBC Voices: Celebrating local workers
By Mike Matejka Labor Day is perhaps the most mis-understood holiday in the nation’s calendar. Traditionally viewed as a summer’s end celebration, its real roots are in worker protest, trying to claim and celebrate their role in society. In Bloomington, local unions organize and march together, along with community groups and aspiring politicians, in Monday’s…