State Week
26 episodes
State Week: Plenty of issues on the table
State 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.
State Week: Illinois wants to hold ICE accountable
The first Illinois Accountability Commission public meeting took place this week. Also, the governor signs major legislation.
State Week: New Illinois immigrant protection law likely to face a legal challenge
The law places limits on where immigration enforcement agents can detain people. It also gives those who believe their constitutional rights have been violated legal recourse.
State Week: Illinois goes its own way on vaccines
IDPH will now be able to form guidelines using a combination of the CDC’s guidance, recommendations from the World Health Organization and other medical and scientific disease prevention experts — and require that immunizations recommended by the state be covered by state-regulated insurance plans.
State Week: When ICE comes downstate
The focus of immigration enforcement this year has been in the Chicago area. But ICE has also been active downstate, in many smaller communities.
State Week: Operation Midway Blitz appears to be winding down, for now
The immigration enforcement campaign in the Chicago area has gotten quieter, but not silent.