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State Week: Pushback On Governor's Reopening Plan

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford,
Charles N. Wheeler III, Sam Dunklau
Published May 15, 2020 at 2:27 PM CDT
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Governor J.B. Pritzker's "Restore Illinois" plan to slowly re-open the state's economy is facing resistance from several quarters.  Meanwhile, the Illinois Legislature is preparing for an abbreviated session in Springfield next week.

Mark Maxwell, Capitol Bureau Chief for WCIA-TV, joins the panel.
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state budgetIllinois unemploymentJ.B. PritzkercoronavirusCOVID-19Stay At Home OrderRestore Illinois
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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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Sam is a Public Affairs Reporting intern for spring 2018, working out the NPR Illinois Statehouse bureau.
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