Ashley asks what Darren Bailey’s chances really are to become Illinois’ next governor and she chats with Jarid Jones about his local business ventures, including JustTasking and Quincy Axe Company.
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DAILY MUDDY PODCAST: Bailey’s chances and Justtasking
Ashley asks what Darren Bailey’s chances really are to become Illinois’ next governor and she chats with Jarid Jones about his local business ventures, including JustTasking and Quincy Axe Company.
Bailey said “terror of Chicago” has become the norm
He detailed a weekend shooting in Chicago, saying there were 50 shootings and nine deaths. He told the crowd that “the press isn’t reporting” the violence in Chicago anymore “because it’s become the norm.”
WIU Ag major matches Illinois State Fair record during Sale of Champions
MACOMB – Not only did Western Illinois University senior agriculture major Ashtin Guyer, of Flat Rock, IL, show this year’s Illinois State Fair Grand Champion Market Steer, her entry also created a bidding war between Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, and his wife, MK, to purchase her entry, “King,” which ended by matching a fair record of $105,000.
Quincy’s Sixth Street Promenade to get $2.4 million state Main Street grant; Pittsfield getting $2.8 million for work on Monroe Street
And Quincy is getting even more for the project: $2.4 million. That money will go toward improvements to the corridor along Sixth Street and extends from Maine to Vermont Streets.
Pritzker announces $34.6 Billion transportation investment over six years
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Transportation on Friday laid out a $34.6 billion six-year spending plan for road, bridge, transit, rail, airport and port upkeep.
Bailey working to win over Irvin supporters in GOP race against Pritzker
One month after staging a primary upset, Republican Darren Bailey is struggling to reel in supporters of a top Republican primary rival and has yet to log a six- or seven-figure campaign contribution in his fall fight against billionaire Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Pritzker pushes for assault weapons ban, federal action
SPRINGFIELD – In the wake of a July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park that left seven people dead and dozens more injured, Gov. JB Pritzker is calling for a ban at both the state and national levels on military-style assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.
Pritzker gets his wish: Bailey in November
State Sen. Darren Bailey, who gained statewide notoriety challenging Gov. JB Pritzker’s pandemic executive order authority in court, will be the incumbent’s challenger in the Nov. 8 general election.
Irvin makes stop in Quincy as he tries to take over wide-open race for Republican candidate for governor
QUINCY — The primary elections in Illinois are more than a month away, and a recent poll shows more than a third of likely Republican voters who responded haven’t made a choice for who their candidate as governor. That is why Aurora mayor Richard Irvin was in Quincy Friday. Irvin met with about 30 people […]
The debut of the Daily Muddy
Host Ashley Conrad will take us around the Muddy River Region, will interview the people who make Muddy River News happen and will stimulate a debate on popular topics that affect our readers.
State files appeal to Supreme Court on mask mandate ruling
Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a petition for appeal Tuesday, along with a motion for an emergency stay of a Sangamon County judge’s order to block enforcement of the rules.
Quincy gets additional state funding for port authority, transit needs
METRO EAST — Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that $111.4 million has been awarded to transit providers downstate as part of the Rebuild Illinois capital program.
Bailey brings his campaign to Adams County
A large crowd of Adams County Republicans made the trip to the Dale Wiewel farm near Fowler on Saturday to hear GOP gubernatorial candidate Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia). Bailey gained notoriety while, as a state representative, suing Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for extending executive orders that closed Illinois businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bailey and […]
