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 Chicago Bears success on the field this season has yet to translate into the team getting what it wants for a new home. -
The Trump Administration froze about $10 billion in social services funding for five Democrat-led states. Also, Gov. JB Pritzker is touting a new energy law as a way to ensure the grid remains stable while addressing the cost for customers.
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On this episode, we look back on the stories that made news over the past year in state government and politics.
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We discuss the latest State of Local News report produced by the Local News Initiative at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.
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The first Illinois Accountability Commission public meeting took place this week. Also, the governor signs major legislation. -
The law places limits on where immigration enforcement agents can detain people. It also gives those who believe their constitutional rights have been violated legal recourse.
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IDPH will now be able to form guidelines using a combination of the CDC’s guidance, recommendations from the World Health Organization and other medical and scientific disease prevention experts — and require that immunizations recommended by the state be covered by state-regulated insurance plans.
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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.
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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.
