State News

Representative Dave Severin Joins Other Republican Legislators to Address Rising Energy Costs

Tuesday, February 14 by Jc Tinsley

Several downstate Republican legislators joined together at the Capitol Tuesday calling for action to address the rising cost of energy impacting Illinois families and businesses. Gathering a day before the Governor’s 2023 Budget and State of the State Address, the legislators said providing...

Newly Signed Laws Include Creation of Tourism Districts, Criminal Justice Reforms

Tuesday, February 14 by Jc Tinsley

By NIKA SCHOONOVERCapitol News Illinois[email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed 15 bills into law, tackling policy areas from tourism to prison reform and making it...

Newly Unsealed Documents Reveal Further Depths of Abuse at Choate

Friday, February 10 by Jc Tinsley

By BETH HUNDSDORFERCapitol News Illinois& MOLLY PARKERLee Enterprises Midwest[email protected] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership...

White County Still King of Oil Production According to New Report

Thursday, February 2 by Jc Tinsley

White County is still the king of oil production. That’s according to the latest report from the Illinois Petroleum Resources Board detailing 2022 oil production by county in the state. More than 7.2 million barrels of crude oil were produced based on first purchaser...

White County Judge T Scott Webb To Issue Ruling On Lawsuit Against Illinois Assault Weapon Ban

Wednesday, February 1 by WROY-WRUL News

In a serious blow to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s assault weapons ban, the 5th District Appellate Court affirmed on Tuesday Effingham County’s

Op/Ed – What Would You Tell Those Who Say the Effort to Re-Open the Harmony Way Bridge is a Fool’s Errand

Tuesday, January 31 by Jc Tinsley

After following the Harmony Way Bridge closing for years now, WROY/WRUL News has continued to keep up with the goings on of a small, but dedicated group of individuals "efforting" the span's re-opening. With that, our reporters have been faced with input from the...

Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Prolonged Revenue Boom, State Finds Budget Breathing Room

Tuesday, January 31 by Jc Tinsley

Special to WRUL.com By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinois[email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Sustained higher-than-predicted state tax revenues have in recent months given lawmakers a level of budgeting flexibility that is, at least in...

House advances assault weapon ban, Senate giving it ‘extensive review’

Friday, January 6 by Blake Seely

Story courtesy of Capitol News IllinoisA bill that would ban the sale and manufacture of assault weapons in Illinois advanced out of the state House on Thursday and now awaits action in the Senate.The bill was prompted in large part by the July 4...

ILLINOISouth Tourism and World Wide Technology Raceway Honored at Illinois Governor’s Conference on Tourism

Friday, December 16 by WROY-WRUL News

For the first time in the decades-long history of the ILLINOISouth Tourism Bureau, the organization has been recognized as ‘Best in Show’ of all tourism bureaus in the state for its recent marketing efforts. ILLINOISouth promotes communities, attractions, businesses, and events in a 21-county...

New Laws Coming To Illinois Coming January 1st