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State Week: Illinois Enters Round-The-Clock Campaign With Ads

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Brian Mackey,
Amanda Vinicky, Charles N. Wheeler III
Published June 19, 2015 at 1:23 PM CDT
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Brian Mackey
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NPR Illinois

Governor Bruce Rauner launches a long-anticipated fusillade of TV ads targeting House Speaker Michael Madigan.  Mike Riopell of the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald joins the panel this week.
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Brian Mackey
Brian Mackey hosts The 21st Show and formerly reported on state government.
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Amanda Vinicky
Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.
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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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