State Week has been produced by NPR Illinois since January 1975, created by original WSSR News Director Rich Bradley when the station went on the air. It is the longest running public affairs program on NPR Illinois and was patterned after the popular PBS show Washington Week in Review.
Sean Crawford, the NPR Illinois News Director and former Statehouse Bureau Chief, moderates the program. He is joined by a regular panel consisting of Charlie Wheeler, retired director of the Public Affairs Reporting Program at UIS, and reporters from throughout Illinois. The program provides analysis and commentary on the top news stories of the week in Illinois state government and politics.
State Week is made available to all public radio stations in Illinois and is also available as a podcast.
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Gov. JB Pritzker appeared before a congressional committee this week. Things got testy between the Democratic governor and Republican House members over sanctuary policies. -
Lawmakers approved a budget and finished their spring session. But they might be coming back sooner than expected.
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Lawmakers are trying to finalize a budget and other items before adjournment.
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It's a difficult task ahead as the state's general assembly is set to adjourn its spring session at the end of the month.
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Concerns over federal funding and the direction of the economy make this an especially challenging year for lawmakers.
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Illinois' governor takes his message to a wider audience. -
Despite high profile scandals, lawmakers seem to be in no hurry to pass new ethics reforms.
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The longtime U.S. Senator from Illinois has announced he won't seek another term.
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From funding freezes to visa terminations, higher education is a focus of the Trump Administration.
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The governor signed a trade memorandum with the U.K. this week, which follows on the heels of a visit to Mexico that also included an agreement.
