en https://www.nprillinois.org/podcast/state-week Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:47:37 -0500 2026 false State Week Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III comments@stateweek.org NPR Illinois episodic Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:47:37 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-09-11/state-week-legislative-watchdog-resigns-amid-scrutiny 000001a0-9194-d332-ade7-f19cced20000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Legislative watchdog resigns amid scrutiny Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Ben Szalinski 1739 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:25:53 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-09-04/state-week-the-chicago-bears-stadium-saga-continues 000001a0-6d74-dd64-abb6-ef7c53c60000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: The Chicago Bears stadium saga continues Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Michael Puente 1739 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:08 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-08-28/state-week-concerns-over-trumps-mail-voting-rules 000001a0-47cf-dd64-abb6-e7cfca8b0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Concerns over Trump's mail voting rules Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Peter Hancock 1739 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:55:37 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-08-21/state-week-politics-at-the-illinois-state-fair 000001a0-253f-d636-afa2-b77f9f7d0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Politics at the Illinois State Fair Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Mawa Iqbal 1739 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:53:58 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-08-14/state-week-campaign-season-is-underway 000001a0-00c3-d724-abaf-01c7cb7c0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Campaign season is underway Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Ben Szalinski 1739 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:07:59 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-08-07/state-week-speaker-welch-responds 0000019f-dd31-d2ac-afdf-ddb3ebcc0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Speaker Welch responds Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Rick Pearson 1739 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:37:48 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-07-31/state-week-whos-in-the-race-for-chicago-mayor 0000019f-b977-d791-addf-ff7798d00000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Who's in the race for Chicago mayor? Sean Crawford, Heather Cherone, Charles N. Wheeler III 1739 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:43:09 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-07-24/state-week-the-speaker-faces-fallout 0000019f-9502-d531-a5bf-b7ab30620000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: The speaker faces fallout Sean Crawford, Kent Redfield, Rick Pearson 1739 30 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:49:56 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-07-17/state-week-trump-continues-to-raise-election-security-concerns-ahead-of-the-midterms 0000019f-70fb-ddbc-a59f-f6ffcab60000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Trump continues to raise election security concerns ahead of the midterms Sean Crawford, Peter Hancock, Dan Petrella 1739 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:03:52 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-07-10/state-week-ammons-indicted-benton-resigns 0000019f-4cfc-de7a-adff-fffe1c290000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Ammons indicted, Benton resigns Sean Crawford, Hannah Meisel, Brenden Moore 1739 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:10:38 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-07-02/state-week-a-new-fiscal-year-brings-new-laws 0000019f-23cf-d616-a1ff-e3ef73170000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: A new fiscal year brings new laws Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Isabela Nieto 1739 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:05:41 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-06-26/state-week-a-data-center-discussion 0000019f-04e4-dfca-a79f-a7f5b07f0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: A data center discussion Sean Crawford 1739 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:48:02 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-06-18/state-week-illinois-tackles-the-intoxicating-hemp-industry 0000019e-db33-d927-affe-fb77d8730000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Illinois tackles the intoxicating hemp industry Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Mitchell Armentrout 1671 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:06:36 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-06-12/state-week-is-the-chicago-bears-move-to-indiana-a-done-deal 0000019e-bd71-d3e6-a1de-fdfd52dd0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Is the Chicago Bears' move to Indiana a done deal? Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Brenden Moore 1739 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:45:20 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-06-05/state-week-a-session-wrap-up 0000019e-98ac-d4a6-a5be-bcbe95c40000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: A session wrap-up Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Ben Szalinski 1739 Fri, 29 May 2026 12:39:40 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-05-29/state-week-the-final-hours 0000019e-74d1-d4fa-addf-7edfc98c0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: The final hours Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Patrick Pfingsten 1739 Fri, 22 May 2026 13:19:35 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-05-22/state-week-legislation-moves-forward-as-the-session-winds-down 0000019e-50e9-d441-a99e-5debd8ab0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Legislation moves forward as the session winds down Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Mike Miletich 1739 Fri, 15 May 2026 12:15:23 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-05-15/state-week-plenty-of-issues-on-the-table 0000019e-2ca2-da3d-a59f-eeea8b060000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Plenty of issues on the table Sean Crawford, Mawa Iqbal, Charles N. Wheeler III 1739 Fri, 08 May 2026 11:32:44 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-05-08/state-week-a-status-check-on-illinois-budget-talks 0000019e-086e-d215-a5df-bcfefe920000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: A status check on Illinois budget talks Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Ben Szalinski 1739 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:26:33 -0500 https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-05-01/state-week-illinois-seeks-to-hold-ice-accountable 0000019d-e493-d6c1-afff-f4d7c35b0000 scraw1@uis.edu (Sean Crawford) State Week: Illinois seeks to hold ICE accountable Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III, Maggie Dougherty 1739 18