State Week: Refugees, Pensions, and Gerrymandering

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Amanda Vinicky,

Published November 20, 2015 at 1:55 PM CST

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NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS

This week, Governor Bruce Rauner said he wants to prevent Syrian refugees from entering Illinois, the state Supreme Court heard arguments concerning a Chicago pension law, and a citizens' initiative to end gerrymandering gained momentum. Kurt Erickson of Lee Enterprises joins the panel.

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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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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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