Listen to State Week - April 3, 2015

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Published April 3, 2015 at 3:26 PM CDT

Much of the focus of this week's political news centered on Washington D.C. U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth announced that she would seek the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Mark Kirk. And with the upcoming retirement of U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, there are questions whether Senator Dick Durbin will continue as Minority Whip after 2016. Also, the latest on beleaguered former Congressman Aaron Schock. John O'Connor of the Associated Press joins the panel to discuss those and other topics on this week's edition of State Week.

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Brian Mackey

Brian Mackey formerly reported on state government and politics for NPR Illinois and a dozen other public radio stations across the state. Before that, he was A&E editor at The State Journal-Register and Statehouse bureau chief for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.

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Bill Wheelhouse

Bill is a former general manager, economy reporter, Harvest correspondent and Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois. He has won several awards including the Associated Press Best Investigative Reporter.

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Charles N. Wheeler III

The former director of the Public Affairs Reporting (PAR) graduate program is Professor Charles N. Wheeler III, a veteran newsman who came to the University of Illinois at Springfield following a 24-year career at the Chicago Sun-Times.

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