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State Week: Waiting On A Friend

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Brian Mackey,
Amanda Vinicky, Bill Wheelhouse, Charles N. Wheeler III
Published January 8, 2016 at 2:16 PM CST
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Brian Mackey
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Governor Bruce Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel escalated their war of words this week, with Rauner saying that before he'll help the Chicago public schools he expects Emanuel to agree to his pro-business agenda.  Mike Riopell, political editor for the Daily Herald, joins the panel.
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Rahm EmanuelBruce Raunerproperty taxespublic sector unionsIllinois School funding formularight-to-workChicago Public Schools (CPS)
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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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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