State Week
Sean Crawford, Charles N. Wheeler III · NPR Illinois
Show overview
State Week launched in 2025 and has put out 25 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 10 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Government show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 19 episodes published. Published by NPR Illinois.
From the publisher
An analysis of the week in Illinois politics and government from the NPR [email protected] for State Week comes from:Pie OrgThe Illinois Education Association Visit Springfield
Latest Episodes
View all 25 episodesState Week: A status check on Illinois budget talks
State Week: Illinois seeks to hold ICE accountable
State Week: Illinois' gameplan for keeping the Chicago Bears
State Week: Court orders release and new trials for two of the ComEd 4
State Week: The property tax burden is getting more focus
State Week: The data center debate
The centers are considered the backbone of the internet, providing processing power for technology like AI and cloud computing. But they are also controversial.
State Week: Lawmakers consider a higher education funding change
A plan to create more equity among campuses is running into opposition from the state's flagship university.
State Week: Primary election recap
The general election matchups are set.
State Week: A look at key primary races
Voters will decide primaries for the U.S. Senate, governor and more on election day next week.
State Week: JB Pritzker responds to Clinton testimony
The governor was quick to deny any ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and Clinton later retracted that part of his testimony.
State Week: The Illinois Accountability Commission hears more testimony
The panel was created to document incidents and the impact of immigration enforcement during Operation Midway Blitz.
State Week: The governor's budget plan
Gov. JB Pritzker presented his spending plan to lawmakers this week. We discuss the package and the reaction to it.
State Week: Governor deals with uncertainty as he prepares to deliver his budget address
The uncertainty of federal funding has increased over the past year, making this fiscal plan JB Pritzker's most challenging so far.
State Week: Pritzker's pension push
The governor is looking ahead on the state's pension debt as he prepares to present his next budget proposal.
State Week: ICE under scrutiny
Amid questions about tactics and leadership change, the Trump Administration is under more pressure about its immigration enforcement campaign. What does that mean for Illinois?
State Week: Lawmakers discuss potential changes to the SAFE-T Act
The landmark criminal justice package that eliminated cash bail could be changed during the upcoming spring session.
State Week: The Chicago Bears game plan for a new stadium
The Chicago Bears success on the field this season has yet to translate into the team getting what it wants for a new home.
State Week: Trump targets Illinois with funding freeze; major energy package signed into law
The Trump Administration froze about $10 billion in social services funding for five Democrat-led states. Also, Gov. JB Pritzker is touting a new energy law as a way to ensure the grid remains stable while addressing the cost for customers.
State Week: The state of local news 2025
We discuss the latest State of Local News report produced by the Local News Initiative at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.
Ep 1State Week: The year in review
On this episode, we look back on the stories that made news over the past year in state government and politics.