State News

ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT GOES REMOTE FOR JANUARY ORAL ARGUMENTS, BAR ADMISSION CEREMONY

Tuesday, January 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The Illinois Supreme Court will hold oral arguments via the Zoom videoconference platform when it hears cases for its first term of 2021. The Court continues to practice social distancing while still conducting court proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic.“I would like to thank counsel...

MASK RULE COULD COME UP IN COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, or J-CAR, meets Tuesday in Springfield, and one issue the 12-member panel of state lawmakers could discuss is the mask and social distancing emergency rule. Gov. J.B. Pritzker filed the rule after the previous one expired last week....

Illinois and Michigan Reach Deal With Corps To Battle Asian Carp

Monday, January 11 by Jeremy Smith

Michigan and Illinois have reached a deal with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on funding the next phase of a project to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.The plan calls for installing fish-repelling mechanisms at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam...

Madigan At Least Six Votes Shy Of Another Term As Speaker

Monday, January 11 by Jeremy Smith

Mike Madigan is now at least six votes shy of what he would need for another term as Illinois House speaker, but the latest Democratic House member to vow her opposition leads the party’s caucus.State Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Addison, said on Dec. 1 that...

Local COVID-19 Update

Monday, January 11 by Jeremy Smith

It’s possible things are finally improving with regards to the novel coronavirus as a slower weekend of new positives has been recorded in the tri county area. Sunday, just 12 total new positives were announced including just 1 in White County. There were 19...

Endangered 15-Year-Old Located in Nebraska

Monday, January 11 by Jeremy Smith

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested a California man and recovered a missing juvenile from Illinois.Friday morning NSP received information regarding a vehicle believed to be driven by a subject being sought by Illinois Authorities. The suspect, 42-year-old Chandler Saso of Yuba City,...

Citizens Utility Board Files Suit Against ComEd

Monday, January 11 by Jeremy Smith

A consumer advocacy group is suing utility company Commonwealth Edison in an attempt to refund billions of dollars in customer payments dating back nearly a decade.The Citizens Utility Board filed the suit last Tuesday in federal court, saying ComEd has admitted to years of...

Governor Pritzker Freezes New Tax Credits

Monday, January 11 by Jeremy Smith

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday he’s freezing the implementation of new business tax credits and calling for legislators to stop changes to the state’s income tax framework to save coronavirus-ravaged Illinois just over half a billion dollars.Outraged Republicans called it “just one more hit”...

Governor Pritzker Wants To Eliminate State-Level Tax Benefits

Monday, January 11 by Jeremy Smith

Illinois business hit by losses because of COVID-19 restrictions could collectively be on the hook for a half million dollars in liabilities if Governor Pritzker gets his way.The governor wants to eliminate state-level tax benefits created as a form of economic relief when Congress...

COVID-19 Mitigations Could Start Roll Back Starting January 15th

Monday, January 11 by Jeremy Smith

Residents across Illinois might soon be able to eat indoors again, as regions will be eligible to have COVID-19 mitigations rolled back starting January 15.Each region's coronavirus data will determine if it can fall back into tier 2 mitigations or have no mitigations at...