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State Week: Whole New Ballgame In Chicago Mayoral Race

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Brian Mackey,
Charles N. Wheeler III, Daisy Contreras
Published September 7, 2018 at 1:28 PM CDT
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NPR Illinois

A big surprise this week - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced he's dropping out of the upcoming election.  Amanda Vinicky of Chicago's WTTW and A.D. Quig of The Daily Line join the panel.
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Brian Mackey
Brian Mackey hosts The 21st Show and formerly reported on state government.
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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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Daisy Contreras
Daisy reported on statehouse issues for our Illinois Issues project. She's a Public Affairs Reporting program graduate from the University of Illinois Springfield. She also graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and has an associates degrees from Truman College. Daisy is from Chicago where she attended Lane Tech High School.
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