Amanda Vinicky
Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.
Amanda Vinicky covered Illinois politics and government for NPR Illinois and the Illinois public radio network from 2006-2016. Highlights include reporting on the historic impeachment and removal from office of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, winning a national award for her coverage of Illinois' electric rate fight as a result of deregulation, and following Illinois' delegations to the Democratic and Republican national political conventions in 2008, 2012 and 2016.
She interned with WUIS in graduate school; she graduated from the University of Illinois Springfield's Public Affairs Reporting program in 2005. She also holds degrees in journalism and political science from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
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The candidates vying to be Illinois comptroller are at odds over whether the office should even continue to exist.
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An overhaul of the retirement benefits Illinois gives state employees, public school teachers and university workers has been the subject of talks...
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Illinois voters go to the polls on November 8, but they won't official cast the votes for the next President. Both state parties have decided the...
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U.S. Senator Mark Kirk has gained an endorsement in his bid for re-election. It could help him win crucial votes from suburban moderates, but it might...
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Jesse White’s days as the Illinois Secretary of State may be coming to a close.
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Speculation continues to swirl over who Democrats will put up to challenge Gov. Bruce Rauner in two years.
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Support for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump remains tepid among leaders of the Illinois Republican Party.
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A new foundation has been created to raise money for Illinois State Fair infrastructure. Questions have already been raised about how the private entity...
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The head of the Democratic Party of Illinois is sticking up for the beleaguered Auditor General.
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As supporters of automatic voter registration are set to hold a press conference Monday morning, Gov. Bruce Rauner is defending his veto of a plan that...