State Week in Review
HD 1: Sat @ 6:30AM-7AM | Sun 6:30AM-7AM
A look at the past week in Illinois state politics and government. It is the longest running public affairs program on NPR Illinois and was patterned after the popular PBS show Washington Week in Review.
HD 1: Sat @ 6:30AM-7AM | Sun 6:30AM-7AM
HD 2: Sat @ 5PM-5:30PM
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The former president is appealing a court decision that he should be removed from the primary ballot.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled his nearly $53 billion budget this week. But not everyone is on board.
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Tim Mapes was found guilty last year of lying to a grand jury investigating Michael Madigan and others.
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On the heels of Chicago approving a phase out of the lower wage, advocates want to end it statewide.
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While Illinois election officials decided against an effort to remove the former president based on the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment, he faces other legal challenges.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson continue to spar over efforts to find housing for migrants who have arrived in Illinois.
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Illinois lawmakers will have a light session schedule until the March primary election is over. They are scheduled to wrap up work in May.
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Temperatures are forecast to dip below zero through early in the week.
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We recap the first week of 2024, including how many assault weapon owners in Illinois registered the weapons under a new law.
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It was a tumultuous year in Illinois government and politics. The state also repeatedly made national headlines.