Sam Dunklau
Sam is a Public Affairs Reporting intern for spring 2018, working out the NPR Illinois Statehouse bureau.
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, along with other legislative leaders, are "ready to convene" a special session as early as next week, according to…
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Gig workers and independent contractors now qualify for unemployment benefits in Illinois. While many of those workers have been trying for weeks to…
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A senior Pritzker administration staffer tested positive for COVID-19, and all employees in the Governor’s office are now working from home as a…
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This week, Governor J.B. Pritzer announced a plan to re-open the state in stages and by region, depending on continued progress in limiting the spread of…
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Nursing homes across Illinois claim they haven’t received the amount of personal protective equipment they have asked for. In response, a group of…
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Governor J.B. Pritzker reiterated during a press briefing Monday that law enforcement can arrest anyone who is defying Illinois’ stay-at-home order.…
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Governor J.B. Pritzker is extending his “Stay-at-Home” order for another month in the face of lawsuits and complaints that he has exceeded his authority.…
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Despite a number of legal challenges that have yet to be resolved, Governor J.B. Pritzker says Illinois will remain under a stay-at-home order, which…
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Attorney Thomas DeVore, who’s representing a southern Illinois state lawmaker and another from Rockford, is confident he’ll win legal challenges against…
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A Clay County judge is lifting Illinois' extended stay-at-home order for a single state representative.Judge Michael McHaney issued a temporary…