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State Week: Harassment Training, Veto Wins And Losses, Late Payments

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford,
Amanda Vinicky, Charles N. Wheeler III, Jaclyn Driscoll
Published November 10, 2017 at 11:17 PM CST
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The Illinois General Assembly's fall veto session is over, lawmakers have been though sexual harassment awareness training, and Comptroller Susana Mendoza is beginning to pay down the backlog of bills.

Sean Crawford hosts with regular panelists Charlie Wheeler and guests Amanda Vinicky of Chicago Tonight, which airs on PBS station WTTW, and NPR Illinois reporter Jaclyn Driscoll.
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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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Jaclyn Driscoll
Jaclyn has an MA in Journalism from DePaul University and a BS in History form Monmouth College. Prior to reporting, Jaclyn was a social science teacher and department chair at Greenfield High School. Previously, Jaclyn reported for WICS Newschannel 20 where she covered a variety of assignments including courts, politics, and breaking news. She also reported at Siouxland News in Sioux City Iowa, the shared CBS/Fox television newsroom. Her internships included WGN and Comcast SportsNet in Chicago.
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