Brian Mackey
Host, The 21st ShowBrian Mackey is host of The 21st Show, which airs at 11 a.m. Monday through Friday on public radio stations across the Illinois and replays at 11 p.m. on NPR Illinois.
He previously covered Illinois state government and politics for a dozen public radio stations, based at NPR Illinois (WUIS 91.9 FM) in Springfield, and wrote features and a column for Illinois Issues magazine. He was also Arts & Entertainment editor at The State Journal-Register and Springfield bureau chief for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Before that he worked as a stagehand, security guard, grocery stock boy, Toys ’R’ Us cashier, and cook/dishwasher at a gas-station Burger King.
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Citing the risk from coronavirus disease, the Illinois Department on Aging is ordering senior centers to close.There are 399 centers in Illinois where… -
Citing concerns about coronavirus disease, the Illinois General Assembly is cancelling session for next week. Authorities are also restricting other large… -
Illinois politicians would be allowed to use campaign money to pay for child care under legislation being considered in the General Assembly.The proposal… -
With new cases of the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19, Illinois public health officials say the question of the virus spreading here is no longer a… -
The Illinois House voted this week to ban red-light cameras in some of the state’s communities, but the legislation leaves out Chicago and some of the…
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker presents his budget to the General Assembly, WBEZ reports on another trove of emails to and from Speaker Michael Madigan's top aides,…
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With less than a month until Illinois’ primary election, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is leading in a new poll of Illinois voters. But the field is still… -
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is already making plans to spend money from a significant change in the state income tax, even though it can only happen if… -
This week a bipartisan group of Illinois lawmakers introduced a constitutional amendment that would create an independent commission to draw the…
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced an amendment to the Illinois Constitution meant to transform the way legislative district boundaries are…
