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State Week: State Fair Roundup

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Amanda Vinicky,
Bill Wheelhouse, Charles N. Wheeler III
Published August 21, 2015 at 1:15 PM CDT
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Politicians and the party faithful flocked to the Illinois State Fair this week, with both Democrats and Republicans defining the continuing budget impasse as an epic struggle.  However, the struggle remains static, with no work toward an agreement.  Becky Schlikerman of the Chicago Sun Times joins the panel.
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John CullertonMichael MadiganBruce RaunerIllinois State FairU.S. SenateIllinois comptrollerpublic sector unionsIllinois budget FY2016
Amanda Vinicky
Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.
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Bill Wheelhouse
Bill is a former general manager, economy reporter, Harvest correspondent and Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois. He has won several awards including the Associated Press Best Investigative Reporter.
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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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