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Miller’s Statement on Calls for Impeachment

Wednesday, January 13 by WROY/WRUL Staff

WASHINGTON – Tuesday, Congresswoman Mary Miller released the following statement to address the calls to impeach President Trump.“I join my colleagues in denouncing the violence that occurred in the Capitol last week. It was a very sad day in our nation.What this country desperately... Read More.

Rep. Darren Bailey Calls for Speaker Madigan’s Resignation

Saturday, July 18 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Louisville, IL. – The state’s largest utility, Com-Ed, directly implicates Speaker Madigan and his political allies as recipients of jobs, contracts, and payments in a court filing released this morning, according to State Rep. Darren Bailey, who wants Madigan to resign.“Speaker Madigan should step... Read More.

Rep. Darren Bailey Calls for Audit of IDES

Friday, July 17 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Louisville, IL. – State Rep. Darren Bailey issued the following statement regarding problems plaguing Illinois’ Unemployment benefits system:“Illinois taxpayers deserve answers about why the Illinois Department of Employment Security has failed in its mission to provide financial assistance to the unemployed. Adding insult to... Read More.

McLeansboro Man Wanted on Warrant Inadvertently Calls Cops on Himself

Tuesday, July 14 by Jc Tinsley

McLeansboro Police with assistance from Hamilton County authorities were able to serve a warrant Monday on a man who called them for service. It happened just after 4pm when 37 year old David J. Graves called police to the 700 block of North Virginia... Read More.

White County Fair Board Officially Calls Off 2020 Event Due to Circumstances Beyond their Control

Thursday, June 11 by Jc Tinsley

There will be no White County Fair in 2020. White County Fair Board members gathered Wednesday evening to deliberate on whether they could host the annual event. The meeting lasted about an hour and a half as members weighed the pros, cons, and how... Read More.

Rep. Bailey Calls for Investigation into Personal Information Breach at IDES Web Site Over 5 Days

Wednesday, May 20 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Louisville – It has come to the attention of State Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) that over the first five days of the new Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) application program to file for unemployment benefits, personal information involving the... Read More.

Rep. Severin Calls for New Leadership for SIU: “Time for Dunn to Step Down”

Wednesday, May 30 by Jc Tinsley

State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) made this statement today:“Although Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is not physically in my district, it serves many of the residents from the 117th District. The financial health and stability of the University is crucial to the economic stability... Read More.

Rauner calls on General Assembly to pass balanced budget, no new taxes

Thursday, April 12 by Jc Tinsley

Governor Bruce Rauner today framed his legislative agenda for the upcoming session of the Illinois General Assembly around two key imperatives: a truly balanced, full-year FY19 budget. To start the process, Rauner asked House and Senate leaders to meet with him to agree on... Read More.

Part-Time Police Academy calls RLC new home

Monday, February 26 by Jc Tinsley

It’s not hard to spot the parking lot full of police cars on a Saturday at Rend Lake College. Since the beginning of January, officers-in-training from across Southern Illinois have been making the trip to RLC every weekend to clock more hours at the... Read More.

Gov. Rauner calls for legislative leaders to come together on education funding reform

Tuesday, August 15 by Jc Tinsley

Gov. Bruce Rauner released the following statement regarding education funding reform negotiations: “Today, we are calling on the four legislative leaders to meet as quickly as possible on school funding reform. “We are hopeful that Speaker Madigan and President Cullerton share our sense of urgency to... Read More.