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State Week: Rauner's Apology Tour; Illinois Nazis; Third-Party Candidates

By , & • Jul 6, 2018
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    Brian Mackey / NPR Illinois

Gov. Bruce Rauner boards a city bus for an apology tour of Illinois’ flagship college towns. Illinois Nazis are back in the news. And it’s official — there will be at least four party-affiliated candidates on the ballot for governor this fall.

Brian Mackey hosts with regular panelists Charlie Wheeler and Daisy Contreras, and guest Mark Maxwell, the Capitol bureau chief for CBS affiliate WCIA-TV.

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State Week: U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Illinois Labor Case

By , & • Jun 29, 2018
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