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State Week: 2019 Year In Review

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford,
Brian Mackey, Amanda Vinicky, Charles N. Wheeler III
Published December 27, 2019 at 9:48 AM CST
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It would be difficult to overstate how consequential the past year was in Illinois government and politics. This week on State Week, the panel looks back at some of the top stories of 2019.

Sean Crawford hosts with regular panelists Charlie Wheeler and Brian Mackey, and guest Amanda Vinicky of Chicago Tonight, which airs on PBS station WTTW-TV.
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John CullertonMichael MadiganabortionMartin SandovalTom CullertoninfrastructureLuis ArroyoCapital PlanJ.B. Pritzkermarijuana legalizationReproductive Health Act (RHA)Mike McClain
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Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.
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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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