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State Week: Less Than Zero

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Amanda Vinicky,
Bill Wheelhouse, Charles N. Wheeler III
Published October 16, 2015 at 1:36 PM CDT
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NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS

Illinois’ comptroller says the state doesn't have the cash to pay into the public pension systems next month, the governor suggests selling the aging Thompson Center in Chicago, and the former head of Chicago’s public schools pleads guilty to charges of corruption.  WBEZ's Becky Vevea and Lauren Chooljian joins the panel.
 
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Rahm EmanuelBruce Raunergovernment shutdownIllinois comptrollerPension FundingLeslie MungerBarbara Byrd-BennetThompson CenterIllinois budget FY2016Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
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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