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State Week: Can Speaker Madigan Weather The Storm?

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford,

Charles N. Wheeler III

Published July 24, 2020 at 2:17 PM CDT

Brian Mackey

NPR Illinois

While he denies any wrongdoing and has not been charged with any wrongdoing, Illinois Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan is alleged to have participated in a wide-ranging bribery scheme involving energy provider Commonwealth Edison. Illinois Republicans are calling for swift action on new ethics legislation. Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reacted to President Trump's declaration to send undercover federal agents to the city.

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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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