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 focus of immigration enforcement this year has been in the Chicago area. But ICE has also been active downstate, in many smaller communities. -
The immigration enforcement campaign in the Chicago area has gotten quieter, but not silent.
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The retiring senator was among a handful of Democratic lawmakers to help Republicans reopen the federal government after the longest-ever shutdown.
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State lawmakers passed some key legislation during their fall session, but several other measures failed to get through or were never called for a vote.
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Lawmakers stayed busy until the end of the fall session, passing several key pieces of legislation.
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Illinois lawmakers have one week of session left this year. We discuss what might get done. -
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to a federal facility in Morgantown, West Virginia this week.
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ICE protests continue in Chicago while the city and state fight against National Guard deployment in court.
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Armed agents in military fatigues patrolled downtown Chicago last weekend. The image sent a message as the Trump Administration continues with its immigration enforcement blitz.
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The governor's executive order is in response to economic uncertainty.
