en https://www.nprillinois.org/podcast/state-week Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:49:58 -0500 2026 false State Week Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III comments@stateweek.org NPR Illinois episodic Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:49:58 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-04-09/state-week-the-property-tax-burden-is-getting-more-focus 0000019d-72b8-d599-a7bf-72b859300000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: The property tax burden is getting more focus Sean Crawford, Hannah Meisel, Charles N. Wheeler III 1739 15 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:59:16 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-04-03/state-week-the-data-center-debate 0000019d-547f-db83-a79f-fcff863b0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: The data center debate Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Dilpreet Raju , Nikoel Hytrek 1739 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:19:16 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-03-27/state-week-lawmakers-consider-a-higher-education-funding-change 0000019d-304e-db83-a79f-b8ee63be0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Lawmakers consider a higher education funding change Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Peter Hancock 1739 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:28:10 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-03-20/state-week-primary-election-recap 0000019d-0c4a-d63c-a3bd-bdeb1f860000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Primary election recap Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Rick Pearson 1739 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:43:47 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-03-13 0000019c-e84b-dbd0-a3fc-fcdfe0eb0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: A look at key primary races Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Patrick Pfingsten 1739 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:06:21 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-03-06/state-week-jb-pritzker-responds-to-clinton-testimony 0000019c-c453-d5ed-a59d-e7d3d6280000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: JB Pritzker responds to Clinton testimony Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Dan Petrella 1739 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:02:01 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-02-27/state-week-the-illinois-accountability-commission-hears-more-testimony 0000019c-a07a-d047-a5fd-f0ff64310000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: The Illinois Accountability Commission hears more testimony Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Maggie Dougherty 1739 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:14:18 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-02-20/state-week-the-governors-budget-plan 0000019c-7c41-dc79-afdc-fd55c3040000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: The governor's budget plan Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Ben Szalinski 1742 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:22 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-02-13/state-week-governor-deals-with-uncertainty-as-he-prepares-to-deliver-his-budget-address 0000019c-5828-dc5e-affc-fdbaf7820000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Governor deals with uncertainty as he prepares to deliver his budget address Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Jeremy Gorner 1739 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:01:57 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-02-06/state-week-pritzkers-pension-push 0000019c-341d-df9b-a9fe-fc7fea470000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Pritzker's pension push Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Greg Hinz 1739 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:40:09 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-01-30/state-week-ice-under-scrutiny 0000019c-1033-dbeb-a3fe-1dff82080000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: ICE under scrutiny Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Heather Cherone 1739 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:19:43 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-01-23/state-week-lawmakers-discuss-potential-changes-to-the-safe-t-act 0000019b-ec15-dda3-adff-ffb72a020000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Lawmakers discuss potential changes to the SAFE-T Act Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Mike Miletich 1739 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:45:13 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-01-16/state-week-the-chicago-bears-game-plan-for-a-new-stadium 0000019b-c7e9-d335-a5db-dffd084a0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: The Chicago Bears game plan for a new stadium Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Rick Pearson 1739 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:18:22 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-01-09/state-week-trump-targets-illinois-with-funding-freeze-major-energy-package-signed-into-law 0000019b-a3fa-d979-a7df-bbfe36da0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Trump targets Illinois with funding freeze; major energy package signed into law Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Ben Szalinski 1739 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:56:37 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-12-26/state-week-the-state-of-local-news-2025 0000019b-7a0f-d749-a9df-faaf417f0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: The state of local news 2025 Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Tim Franklin 1739 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:47:03 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-12-31/state-week-the-year-in-review 0000019b-75f2-d749-a9df-fdff13800000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: The year in review Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Hannah Meisel 1739 1 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:47:34 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-12-19/state-week-illinois-wants-to-hold-ice-accountable 0000019b-37b9-d9af-a7bb-ffbf26320000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Illinois wants to hold ICE accountable Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Maggie Dougherty 1739 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:17:56 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-12-11/state-week-new-illinois-immigrant-protection-law-likely-to-face-a-legal-challenge 0000019b-0f7d-d4de-afbf-bfffd2550000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: New Illinois immigrant protection law likely to face a legal challenge Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Dan Petrella 1739 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:12:10 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-12-05/state-week-illinois-goes-its-own-way-on-vaccines 0000019a-efb6-d1ee-ad9b-efbe98500000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Illinois goes its own way on vaccines Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Mawa Iqbal 1739 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:29:05 -0600 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-11-26/state-week-when-ice-comes-downstate 0000019a-c1a3-d025-a59e-fbf7cd650000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: When ICE comes downstate Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Beth Hundsdorfer 1739