Illinois

Statewide: A top Republican official talks about Trump's first 100 days

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford

Published April 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM CDT

The White House — Photo by Matt H. Wade/Wikimedia

Kathy Salvi is the Illinois Republican Party Chair. She has been a strong supporter of President Trump . She joins us to give her thoughts on how the second Trump Administration is going so far as he nears 100 days in office.

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* U.S. Senator Dick Durbin won't seek another term. He announced this week that age was a determining factor. We talk with the longtime lawmaker.

* Some farmers are worried about a potential farm crisis. Frank Morris tells us how tariffs are coming at a bad time.

* We go to the St. Louis Zoo to find out more about a new arrival — a baby Asian Elephant.

Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi (center).

* A conversation with Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi.

* Dave McKinney tells us how Dick Durbin has been a master of the floor-speech zinger.

* Jane Carlson reports the Emiquon Field Station in Fulton County has a new residency program.

* Tinisha Spain gets up early to find some on non-native birds who cause a lot of problems for farmers.