State Week: Ald. Burke Arrested, Legislative Session Preview

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford,

Brian Mackey, Charles N. Wheeler III, Daisy Contreras, Jaclyn Driscoll

Published January 4, 2019 at 1:28 PM CST

Brian Mackey

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS

Chicago Ald. Ed Burke is accused of using his position to steer business to his law firm. The city's longest-serving alderman has ties across government in Illinois and the city — will there be other shoes to drop?

And the 101st Illinois General Assembly convenes next week, and marijuana legalization, infrastructure spending, and gambling are expected to be high on the agenda.

Sean Crawford hosts with regular panelists Charlie Wheeler, Brian Mackey and Daisy Contreras, along with their NPR Illinois colleague Jaclyn Driscoll.

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Sean Crawford

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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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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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