State Week: Lawmakers Meet During the Pandemic

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford,

Bill Wheelhouse, Charles N. Wheeler III, Sam Dunklau

Published May 22, 2020 at 2:09 PM CDT

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NPR Illinois

The Illinois legislature gathered in Springfield for the first time in weeks for a short special session. Among the issues facing lawmakers are further responses to the pandemic, rules for voting this November, and the state budget.

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Bill Wheelhouse

Bill is a former general manager, economy reporter, Harvest correspondent and Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois. He has won several awards including the Associated Press Best Investigative Reporter.

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Charles N. Wheeler III

The former director of the Public Affairs Reporting (PAR) graduate program is Professor Charles N. Wheeler III, a veteran newsman who came to the University of Illinois at Springfield following a 24-year career at the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Sam Dunklau

Sam is a Public Affairs Reporting intern for spring 2018, working out the NPR Illinois Statehouse bureau.

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