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State Week: Illinois Inches Toward Next Phase Of Reopening

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford,
Bill Wheelhouse, Charles N. Wheeler III
Published June 19, 2020 at 1:32 PM CDT
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As the state gets closer to the Phase 4 stage of Governor Pritzker's Restore Illinois plan, there are still concerns over the possibility of a surge in COVID-19 cases along with calls to speed up the process.  Also, the state is making it easier to vote by mail for the upcoming election.
Heather Cherone of Chicago's WTTW joins the panel this week.
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Bill Wheelhouse
Bill is a former general manager, economy reporter, Harvest correspondent and Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois. He has won several awards including the Associated Press Best Investigative Reporter.
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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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