Suburban Chicago mayor named state law maker July 1, 2019 8:36 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two politicians with familiar names have been selected as state lawmakers. Republican leaders met…
WIU professor gets grant to research wild hemp in Illinois July 1, 2019 8:32 am|MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — A Western Illinois University professor is harvesting wild hemp across Illinois for a research…
New Illinois laws to raise gas and cigarette taxes July 1, 2019 8:32 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois residents under 21 won’t be able to buy tobacco products and cigarettes will cost…
Harris lands 2020 endorsement from 2 Black Caucus members July 1, 2019 8:31 am|BALTIMORE (AP) — Two more members of the Congressional Black Caucus are backing Kamala Harris’s bid for the…
Pritzker to sign infrastructure, gambling bills June 28, 2019 8:38 am|SPRINGFIELD, IL, (WJPF) – Governor JB Pritzker is set to sign a package of bills into law Friday…
Report: 1 in 4 Illinois children ready to enter kindergarten June 28, 2019 8:28 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A new state report has found that just one out of every four children…
Pritzker orders more Guard troops to fight flooding June 28, 2019 8:27 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated an additional 80 Illinois National Guard troops for flood-fighting…
4 cases of Legionnaires’ disease investigated at hospital June 28, 2019 8:26 am|OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Public Health says it’s investigating four cases of Legionnaires’…
Snowplows used to clear mud from southern Illinois roads June 28, 2019 8:23 am|BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Crews cleaning up southern Illinois roads that have been submerged for weeks under floodwaters…
Pritzker signs legislation raising death benefits for police, firefighters June 26, 2019 6:00 pm|CHICAGO, ILL. (WJPF) — Governor JB Pritzker has signed legislation into law that doubles the death benefits for…