State Week has been produced by NPR Illinois since January 1975, created by original WSSR News Director Rich Bradley when the station went on the air. It is the longest running public affairs program on NPR Illinois and was patterned after the popular PBS show Washington Week in Review.
Sean Crawford, the NPR Illinois News Director and former Statehouse Bureau Chief, moderates the program. He is joined by a regular panel consisting of Charlie Wheeler, retired director of the Public Affairs Reporting Program at UIS, and reporters from throughout Illinois. The program provides analysis and commentary on the top news stories of the week in Illinois state government and politics.
State Week is made available to all public radio stations in Illinois and is also available as a podcast.
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The team has yet to finalize a plan to stay in Illinois or move games to Indiana. -
Illinois has joined other states in a legal challenge against the president's order.
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Democrats and Republicans held their annual rallies at the fairgrounds in Springfield. -
The Democratic and Republican nominees for governor appeared separately at the same event this week.
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House Speaker Emanual "Chris" Welch spoke to several media outlets this week, saying he was sorry for his actions and issued an apology.
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Several candidates are eyeing the position in the 2027 election.
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Former Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) resigned this summer after sexual harassment allegations came to light. But the Illinois House Speaker, Emanuel "Chris" Welch, is facing criticism for how he handled the the situation.
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The president again reiterated his allegations that elections are vulnerable to being stolen, but some see allegations as a bigger threat.
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A pair of Illinois House Democrats were in the spotlight this week for different reasons.
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On this episode, we discuss some of the new laws that took effect in Illinois.
