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December |
Broadcast Journalism and
Business Considerations |
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From the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern
University in Evanston:
former MSNBC President Richard Kaplan discusses balancing
journalism's ethics with business responsibilities. In this
speech, Mr. Kaplan discusses what he says is the need for commercial
broadcasters to gain ratings while still holding high journalistic
standards. Mr. Kaplan left MSNBC about three months after this
speech was delivered.
Recorded March 6,
2006. Aired the week of December 25, 2006. 1 hour and 15 minutes. |
The Illinois State Historical
Society's Centennial Awards Dinner |
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From Chicago:
the Illinois State Historical Society holds its annual Centennial
Awards Dinner, which honors those organizations which have operated
continuously in Illinois for 100 years or more. Speaking at
the dinner and receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award is Astronaut
Jim Lovell, Commander of Apollo 13. Following the dinner, we hear from some of those
whose organizations were honored, and we talk with Captain Lovell
about the space program and what he is now doing as a resident of
Northern Illinois.
Recorded October 13,
2006.
Aired the week of December 25, 2006. 45 minutes. |
Regulating Dietary Supplements |
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From the State Capitol in Springfield:
Senator
Dick Durbin announces his four-year effort to increase oversight of
dietary supplements resulted in a legislative breakthrough.
Senator Durbin is joined at this press conference by Kevin Riggins,
whose 16-year-old son Sean died in 2002 after taking a supplement
containing Ephedra.
Recorded December 12,
2006. Aired the week of December 18, 2006. 25 minutes. |
 Genetics and Food
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archived. Click on the photo to view via video-stream. |
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From Chicago:
the second program in the Illinois Humanities Council's year-long
series examining how the science of genetics is changing our world.
This presentation, entitled What Will We Eat, looks at how
genetics is revolutionizing the make-up and supply of food. We
also hear about the practical and ethical considerations involved in
genetics and food.
Click here to visit the Illinois Humanities Council website for more
information.
Recorded October 28,
2006. Aired the week of December 18, 2006. 1 hour & 35
minutes. |
Illinois Economy and
Legislative Process |
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From Springfield:
our one-on-one interview with Senator Steve Rauschenberger, who
leaves the Illinois legislature in January after serving 14 years in
the Senate. For eight of those years, Senator Rauschenberger
served as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee. We speak
with him about the Illinois economy, the budget process, and the
insights he learned during his one-year term as President of the
National Conference of State Legislatures.
Recorded November 29,
2006. Aired the week of December 11, 2006. 20 minutes. |
Prevention and Detection of
Kidney Disease
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archived. Click on the photo to view via video-stream. |
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From Springfield:
Willa Lang, Executive Director of the National Kidney Foundation of
Illinois, discusses the development of the first Kidney Mobile in
the nation. She also talks about the cost of undetected kidney
disease to patients and the healthcare system.
Click here for more information on the
National Kidney Foundation of Illinois.
Recorded November 29,
2006.
Aired the week of December 11, 2006. 20 minutes. |
Policy Implications of the
2006 Election Results |
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From the Union League Club of Chicago:
a panel discusses what impact the recent election may have on
Illinois public policy. In January, the Democratic party will
hold all six statewide offices and control both chambers of the
Illinois legislature. We hear the views of reporters, civic
leaders, and political scientists on whether this will result in
significant policy changes within state government.
Recorded December 5,
2006.
Aired the week of December 11, 2006. 1 hour & 10 minutes. |
State of Illinois' Economic
Health |
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From Springfield:
our one-on-one interview with State Comptroller Dan Hynes.
Comptroller Hynes discusses the state's backlog of bills and why he
feels the state is operating with a $3 billion debt, while others
say the budget is balanced. He also talks about problems
plaguing the state's taxing structure that have led some to say the
state is now operating with a "structural deficit."
Recorded November 29,
2006. Aired the week of December 4, 2006. 30 minutes. |
Illinois' Pension Debt and Tax
Structure |
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From the State Capitol in Springfield:
Economist Ralph Martire discusses his recent study which examined
the growing debt of the state's pension systems and why he says the
state needs to restructure its taxing system to meet the growth in
the cost of state government.
Recorded November 28,
2006.
Aired the week of December 4, 2006. 10 minutes. |
Commercial Media's Political
Coverage |
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From Chicago:
our one-on-one interview with
Cindi Canary, Executive Director of the Illinois Campaign for
Political Reform. She discusses the findings of a study which
examined the amount of time television newscasts dedicated to
covering the recent election.
Recorded November 21,
2006.
Aired the week of December 4, 2006. 13 minutes. |
U.S. House Majority Leader
Visits Illinois Capitol |
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From the State Capitol in Springfield:
the incoming Majority Leader of
the U.S. House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer, paid a surprise
visit to the Illinois Capitol. In this one-on-one interview,
we hear why he was in Springfield and what changes in how Congress
operates are planned when the Democrats take control in January.
Recorded November 28,
2006.
Aired the week of December 4, 2006. 5 minutes. |
The Crisis of Wrongful
Conviction |
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From the University of Illinois at Springfield:
Peter Neufeld, co-founder of the National Innocence Project,
discusses his organization's ongoing efforts to gain freedom for
those wrongfully convicted of crimes. This organization's
efforts led to former Governor George Ryan's moratorium on the use
of the death penalty in Illinois, after it was shown that a number
of those on Illinois' Death Row were innocent.
Recorded November 28,
2006.
Aired the week of December 4, 2006. 1 hour. |
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November |
Impact of U.S. Attorney
Patrick Fitzgerald on Illinois Government |
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From the Union League Club of Chicago:
Former Senator Peter Fitzgerald discusses his having Patrick
Fitzgerald appointed as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of
Illinois. At the time the appointment was made, many were
critical of Senator Fitzgerald for having an attorney appointed from
outside Illinois. Since his appointment, Patrick Fitzgerald
has engaged in a number of high-profile investigations and
indictments of Illinois political figures, including former Governor
George Ryan.
Recorded November 9,
2006. Aired the week of November 27, 2006. 35 minutes. |
Inaugural of Southern Illinois
University President Glenn Poshard |
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From Southern Illinois University in Carbondale:
the inaugural address delivered by Glenn Poshard on his swearing-in
as President of Southern Illinois University. Prior to this
post, Glenn Poshard served in the Illinois legislature, U.S.
Congress, and was the 1998 Democratic Candidate for Governor.
Since then, Dr. Poshard has served in several high-ranking posts
with Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Click here to read the text of Dr. Poshard's address.
Recorded September 28,
2006. Aired the week of November 27, 2006. 40 minutes. |
Motorola Excellence in Public
Service Award |
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From Chicago:
the 15th Annual Motorola
Excellence in Public Service Award Luncheon. Each year, this
award recognizes a non-elected public official whose leadership has
greatly contributed to Chicago or the state of Illinois. This
year's recipient is Lori Healey, Commissioner of the City of
Chicago's Department of Planning and Development.
Recorded October 11,
2006.
Aired the week of November 27, 2006. 30 minutes. |
Legislative Agenda |
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From the State Capitol in Springfield:
Senate
Majority Leader Emil Jones talks with reporters about the
agenda for the legislature's Fall Veto Session. Among the
topics, Senator Jones discusses his opposition to extending the
price freeze on electric rates.
Recorded November 14,
2006. Aired the week of November 20, 2006. 5 minutes. |
Implications of Extending the
Electric Rate Freeze |
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From the State Capitol in Springfield:
Scott Cisel, President of Ameren Illinois,
explains the impact on Ameren should the
ten-year-old electric rate freeze be extended and notes Moody's has
already downgraded Ameren's credit worthiness.
Recorded November 14,
2006.
Aired the week of November 20, 2006. 25 minutes. |
Genetics, Science, and the
Impact on Society
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archived. Click on the photo to view via video-stream. |
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From Chicago:
Genetics research is leading to new developments in medicine & food
production, and it has the potential to expand the lifespan of
humans. As the first in a year-long series organized by the
Illinois Humanities Council and covered by the Illinois Channel,
this program examines the impact of genetics on mankind and seeks to
answer, "Why Should We Care About Genetics?"
Click here to visit the Illinois Humanities Council website for more
information.
Recorded September 26,
2006.
Aired the week of November 20, 2006. 1 hour & 25 minutes. |
Review of the General Election
Results |
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From the Sangamo Club in Springfield:
former
Governor Jim Edgar and Political Scientists from the University of
Illinois review the results of the recent election and discuss the
results' impact on Illinois politics.
This program is underwritten in part by
the Center for State Policy &
Leadership at the University of Illinois at Springfield and the
Institute of Government & Public
Affairs at the University of Illinois.
Recorded November 10,
2006. Aired the week of November 13, 2006. 1 hour & 10 minutes. |
Medical Malpractice Reform
After One Year |
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From Chicago:
a review of the impact of the Medical Malpractice Reform Bill one
year after it went into effect. We hear from two leaders who
were on either side of the Bill's passage: Ed Murnane, President of
the Illinois Civil Justice League, who favored Medical Malpractice
Reform; and Keith Hebeisen, Past President of the Illinois Trial
Lawyers Association, who opposed the Bill's passage.
Recorded September 29,
2006.
Aired the week of November 13, 2006. 45 minutes. |
Finances and Future of
Illinois' Healthcare System |
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From Springfield:
Senator Dale Righter; Barry Maram, Director of the Department of
Healthcare and Family Service; and Kenneth Robbins, President of
Illinois Hospital Association, discuss whether or not Illinois'
healthcare system is facing a funding crisis and what can be done to
address the strains on our healthcare system.
This program is underwritten in part by
the Center for State Policy &
Leadership at the University of Illinois at Springfield and the
Institute of Government & Public
Affairs at the University of Illinois.
Recorded October 12,
2006. Aired the week of November 6, 2006. 1 hour. |
Open Meetings Act in the
Electronic Age |
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From the Illinois Municipal League Conference in Chicago:
a panel discussion on the "Open
Meetings Act in the Electronics Age." Under the Open Meetings
Act, a gathering of a majority of a City Board constitutes a public
meeting. But does the sharing of email or the use of other
technology violate the Open Meetings Act? That is the issue at
hand in this panel discussion of city officials and legal experts
who attended the Illinois Municipal League's Annual Conference.
Recorded September 29,
2006.
Aired the week of November 6, 2006. 1 hour. |
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October |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Alexi Giannoulias (D)
Candidate for State Treasurer |
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From the Illinois Municipal League Conference in Chicago:
Alexi Giannoulias, Democratic Candidate for State Treasurer,
discusses his banking background and offers his views into the role
of State Treasurer and how he would approach the position.
Recorded September 29,
2006. Aired the week of October 30, 2006. 5 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Senator Christine Radogno (R)
Candidate for State Treasurer |
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From the Illinois Municipal League Conference in Chicago:
Senator Christine Radogno, Republican Candidate for State Treasurer,
tells those gathered at the Illinois Municipal League Annual
Conference how her experience as a State Senator will allow her to
easily transition into the role of State Treasurer.
Recorded September 30,
2006.
Aired the week of October 30, 2006. 5 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Jeff Richey (R)
Candidate for 49th Senate
District |
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From Springfield:
our one-on-one interview with Jeff Richey, Republican Candidate for
the 49th District of the Illinois Senate.
Recorded September 26,
2006.
Aired the week of October 30, 2006. 10 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Steve Haring (R)
Candidate for 71st House
District |
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From Springfield:
our one-on-one interview with Steve
Haring, Republican Candidate for the 71st District of the Illinois
House of Representatives.
Recorded September 26,
2006.
Aired the week of October 30, 2006. 10 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Dick Cain (R)
Candidate for the 101st House
District |
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From Springfield:
our one-on-one interview with Dick Cain, Republican Candidate for
the 101st District of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Recorded September 26,
2006.
Aired the week of October 30, 2006. 10 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Peter Gutzmer (D) & Matt Murphy
(R)
Candidates for 27th Senate
District |
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From Chicago:
Jeff Berkowitz, host of "Public Affairs," interviews the candidates
running in the 27th Senate District of Illinois.
Democrat
Peter Gutzmer and Republican Matt Murphy explain their positions as they run to replace
retiring Republican Senator Wendell E. Jones.
Recorded September 17, 2006.
Aired the week of October 30, 2006. 30 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Phil Hare (D) & Andrea Zinga (R)
Candidates for 17th
Congressional District |
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From Western Illinois University in Macomb:
a portion of a debate between Democrat Phil Hare and Republican
Andrea Zinga, candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in
Illinois' 17th District. This district is currently
represented by Congressman Lane Evans, who is retiring due to health
concerns.
Recorded October 4,
2006.
Aired the week of October 30, 2006. 50 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka (R)
Candidate for Governor |
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From the Illinois Municipal League Conference in Chicago:
State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, Republican Candidate for
Governor,
tells Illinois mayors how she will work
with cities as Governor and shares her approach to ensuring high
ethical standards in the office of the Governor.
Recorded September 30,
2006. Aired the week of October 23, 2006. 15 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Secretary of State Jesse White
(D)
Candidate for Re-Election |
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From the Illinois Municipal League Conference in Chicago:
Secretary of State Jesse White, Democratic Candidate for
Re-Election, tells the Municipal League what he has accomplished in
office and what he hopes to improve if re-elected.
Recorded September 29,
2006.
Aired the week of October 23, 2006. 15 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Senator Dan Rutherford (R)
Candidate for Secretary of
State |
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From the Illinois Municipal League Conference in Chicago:
Senator Dan Rutherford, Republican Candidate for Secretary of State,
discusses how he will integrate technology and an attitude of
customer service into the office of Secretary of State if elected.
Recorded September 30,
2006.
Aired the week of October 23, 2006. 9 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D)
Candidate for Re-Election |
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From Chicago:
our one-on-one interview with Illinois
Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Candidate for Re-Election.
Attorney General Madigan discusses her first-term policy
achievements and her policy priorities for a second term.
Recorded September 29,
2006.
Aired the week of October 23, 2006. 30 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Sen. Terry Link (D) & Chuck Fitzgerald (R)
Candidates for 30th Senate
District |
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From Harper College in Palatine:
we discuss policy positions with the candidates running for the 30th
Senate District in Illinois. We hear from Democratic incumbent
Senator Terry Link and his Republican challenger Chuck Fitzgerald.
Recorded October 4,
2006.
Aired the week of October 23, 2006. 30 minutes. |
ABOUT ILLINOIS:
The Rend Lake Area
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archived. Click on the photo to view via video-stream. |
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From the Rend Lake Region in Southern Illinois:
our "About Illinois" series continues as we visit Rend Lake, the
Rend Lake Resort & Conference Center, and the Rend Lake Golf Course.
We showcase how this growing tourism mecca is playing a key role in
helping to diversify the Southern Illinois economy.
Recorded Summer
2006.
Aired the week of October 23, 2006. 20 minutes. |
Implications of Extending the
Electric Rate Freeze:
Consumers Organized for
Reliable Electricity (CORE) |
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From the State Capitol in Springfield:
we begin our coverage of the electric rate freeze issue at the State
Capitol where a group known as CORE, Consumers Organized for
Reliable Electricity, tells members of the press why freezing
electric rates would harm consumers.
Recorded October 9,
2006. Aired the week of October 16, 2006. 15 minutes. |
Implications of Extending the
Electric Rate Freeze:
Citizens Utility Board (CUB) |
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From the State Capitol in Springfield:
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn and members of CUB, the Citizens Utility
Board, make the case why they think the state should continue to
freeze electric rates.
Recorded October 9,
2006.
Aired the week of October 16, 2006. 15 minutes. |
Implications of Extending the
Electric Rate Freeze:
House Committee on Electric
Utility Oversight |
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From the State Capitol in Springfield:
a portion of a hearing held by the House Committee on Electric
Utility Oversight. The Committee met to consider the issues
involved in extending the ten-year-old electric rate freeze that is
scheduled to expire at the end of 2006. During this portion of
the hearing, legislative members question Frank Clark, Chairman of
ComEd, and members of his management team about the impact of a rate
freeze extension on ComEd and its customers.
Recorded October 9,
2006.
Aired the week of October 16, 2006. 1 hour and 5 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Laurel Bault (D)
Candidate for 43rd House
District |
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From Harper College in Palatine:
our one-on-one interview with
Laurel Bault, Democratic Candidate for the 43rd District of the
Illinois House of Representatives.
Recorded October 4,
2006.
Aired the week of October 16, 2006. 9 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Greg Tuite (D)
Candidate for 69th House
District |
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From Harper College in Palatine:
our one-on-one interview with
Greg Tuite, Democratic Candidate for the 69th District of the
Illinois House of Representatives.
Recorded October 4,
2006.
Aired the week of October 16, 2006. 12 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Gubernatorial Debate |
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From Millikin University in Decatur:
a debate between Governor Rod Blagojevich and his Republican
opponent, State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka. This debate was
organized by the Illinois Radio Network, which broadcast the debate
as a live radio program on the night of the event. The
Journalists questioning the candidates are Jim Anderson, News
Director of the Illinois Radio Network, and Craig Dellimore,
Political Editor of WBBM Radio, Chicago.
Recorded October 2,
2006. Aired the week of October 9, 2006. 50 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Post-Gubernatorial Debate
Press Conference |
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From Millikin University in Decatur:
following the debate, Governor Blagojevich, Treasurer Topinka, and
Green Party Candidate Rich Whitney, who was not invited to
participate in the actual debate, were interviewed separately by
journalists.
Recorded October 2,
2006.
Aired the week of October 9, 2006. 30 minutes. |
Foley Incident and Oversight
of the Congressional Intern Program |
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From Capitol Hill in Washington, DC:
House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Congressman John Shimkus discuss
details concerning a scandal of an alleged sexual nature between a
male Congressman and a male Congressional Intern. Speaker
Hastert and Congressman Shimkus, who has oversight of the
Congressional Intern program, discuss details of these events, when
they learned of them, and oversight of the program.
Recorded October 2,
2006.
Aired the week of October 9, 2006. 5 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Danny Stover (D)
Candidate for 19th
Congressional District |
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From Chicago:
Danny Stover, the Democratic Candidate running against Congressman
John Shimkus in the 19th Congressional District race, gives his
reaction to the Foley/Congressional Page scandal and discusses other
policy positions in his race for Congress.
Recorded September 30,
2006.
Aired the week of October 9, 2006. 10 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Mike Noland (D)
Candidate for 22nd Senate
District |
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From Harper College in Palatine:
our one-on-one interview with
Mike Noland, Democratic Candidate for the 22nd District of the
Illinois Senate.
Recorded October 4,
2006.
Aired the week of October 9, 2006. 10 minutes. |
Proposals for a More Efficient
& Representative Government |
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From Chicago: at a
luncheon hosted by the City Club of Chicago, Greg Baise, President
of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association, says Illinois government
is partly to blame for the loss of 25% of the state's manufacturing
jobs in the last five years. During his speech and the
following questions from the audience, Mr. Baise suggests that the
Illinois House of Representatives should return to three member
districts and that many layers of government within the state should
be eliminated.
Recorded September 19,
2006. Aired the week of October 2, 2006. 45 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Judge Steve McGlynn (R)
Candidate for 5th District
Appellate Court |
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From Springfield:
our one-on-one conversation with Judge Steve McGlynn, Republican
Candidate for Illinois' 5th District Appellate Court, which
encompasses the Metro East area and Southern Illinois.
Recorded September 26,
2006.
Aired the week of October 2, 2006. 35 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Judge Bruce Stewart (D)
Candidate for 5th District
Appellate Court |
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From Springfield:
our one-on-one conversation with Judge Bruce Stewart, Democratic
Candidate for Illinois' 5th District Appellate Court, which
encompasses the Metro East area and Southern Illinois.
Recorded September 26,
2006.
Aired the week of October 2, 2006. 35 minutes. |
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September |
Funding Status of State and
Local Pensions |
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From Springfield:
the U.S. House of Representatives holds a hearing at the Illinois
State Capitol to discuss the financial status of publicly funded
pensions. Among those testifying are Economist J. Fred Giertz
of the University of Illinois and Illinois State Budget Director
John Filan.
Recorded August 30,
2006. Aired the week of September 25, 2006. 1 hour & 15 minutes. |
The Legal Boundaries of Civil
Service Jobs & Patronage Appointments |
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From Springfield:
Attorney Mary Lee Leahy, who argued the case of Rutan v. the
Republican Party of Illinois before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1990,
discusses the employment rights of state government workers and how
Rutan applies today.
This program is underwritten in part by
the Center for State Policy &
Leadership at the University of Illinois at Springfield and the
Institute of Government & Public
Affairs at the University of Illinois.
Recorded September 19,
2006.
Aired the week of September 25, 2006. 45 minutes. |
Energy Policy and the
Congressional Agenda |
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From the City Club of Chicago:
Senator Dick Durbin discusses U.S. energy policy & the Congressional
agenda and
answers questions from the audience on a
variety of Federal policy issues.
Recorded August 31,
2006. Aired the week of September 18, 2006. 50 minutes. |
Adlai E. Stevenson III Recalls
His Father's Legacy
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archived. Click on the photo to view via video-stream. |
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From the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield:
former Senator Adlai Stevenson III recalls the legacy of his father,
Governor Adlai Stevenson II. This address was
delivered as part of a day-long event reviewing the leadership of
Governor Stevenson, who twice ran as the Democratic Party's
Presidential Nominee and later served as America's U.N. Ambassador.
Recorded November 5,
2005.
Aired the week of September 18, 2006. 35 minutes. |
Experiences as a WWII P.O.W. in
Germany
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archived. Click on the photo to view via video-stream. |
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From Springfield:
a special story of service and sacrifice. Chicagoan Dick
Lockhart recounts his experiences in World War II as a member of the
Army's 106th Infantry Division. In December 1944, during the
German counter-offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge, Dick
Lockhart was taken prisoner and spent four months as a Prisoner of
War, surviving in-part on "grass soup."
Recorded August 31, 2006.
Aired the week of September 18, 2006. 35 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
8th Congressional District
Debate |
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From Hoffman Estates:
a debate between the candidates running for U.S. Congress in
Illinois' 8th Congressional District. The candidates are
Incumbent Congresswoman Melissa Bean (D), David McSweeney (R), and
Bill Scheurer (Moderate Party). This event was organized by
the Northwest Suburban Alliance for Commerce and Industry.
Recorded August 24,
2006. Aired the week of September 11, 2006. 1 hour. |
Policy Initiatives to Benefit
the Disabled |
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From Peoria: State Representatives and advocates for the
disabled discuss their efforts to raise awareness of the issues
faced by those with disabilities and some of their policy
initiatives that might be offered in the state legislature.
Recorded August 16, 2006.
Aired the week of September 11, 2006. 40 minutes. |
ABOUT ILLINOIS:
Cache River State Natural Area
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archived. Click on the photo to view via video-stream. |
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From the Cache River State Natural Area in Belknap, Illinois:
we continue our About Illinois series with a look at the Cache River
State Natural Area in Belknap, Illinois.
Recorded Summer 2006.
Aired the week of September 11, 2006. 20 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Rich Whitney, Candidate for
Governor (Green Party) |
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From Springfield:
our one-on-one interview with Gubernatorial Candidate Rich Whitney
of the Green Party.
The 2006 election marks the first time in Illinois history the Green
Party will have a candidate for Governor on the November ballot.
Recorded August 31,
2006. Aired the week of September 4, 2006. 30 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006:
Stewart Umholtz, Candidate for
Attorney General (R) |
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From Springfield: our one-on-one interview with Stewart
Umholtz, Republican Candidate for Attorney General. Mr.
Umholtz's opponent is Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who is seeking
a second term.
Recorded August 30, 2006.
Aired the week of September 4, 2006. 30 minutes. |
The Looming Crisis in
Medicare, Social Security, and the Budget
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archived. Click on the photo to view via video-stream. |
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From the Union League Club of Chicago: David Walker,
Comptroller General of the United States, and Robert Bixby,
Executive Director of the Concord Coalition, discuss the looming
funding crisis in the Federal Budget. We hear details on how
the unfunded obligations in Medicare and Social Security threaten to
overwhelm the government's ability to meet those obligations and
fund other functions of government.
Recorded August 24, 2006.
Aired the week of September 4, 2006. 1 hour. |
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August |
CAMPAIGN 2006
Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka's
Budget Plan |
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From Elmhurst, Illinois:
State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, Republican Candidate for
Governor, releases details of her plan to increase educational
spending by $8 billion over the next four years, hire more
corrections officers, and fully fund the state's pension
obligations. To view a copy of
this budget plan,
click
here.
Recorded August 23,
2006. Aired the week of August 28, 2006. 45 minutes. |
Proposed Solutions to High
Fuel Prices |
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From the State Capitol in Springfield: House Republican
Leader Tom Cross is joined by other Representatives in offering
the House Republicans' solutions to
higher fuel costs, including a call for a Special Session of the
legislature to cut the state's sales tax on gasoline.
To view a copy of the House Republican
Motor Fuel Task Force Executive Report,
click here.
Recorded August 23, 2006.
Aired the week of August 28, 2006. 30 minutes. |
Lessons Learned Providing
Medical Care to Hurricane Katrina Victims |
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From Carle Clinic in Urbana: Dr. James Gregory tells us of
the lessons learned by the Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team
(IMERT) in treating victims of Hurricane Katrina last year and what
we need to do now to be better prepared for another major medical
emergency.
Recorded August 22, 2006.
Aired the week of August 28, 2006. 45 minutes. |
CAMPAIGN 2006
Illinois State Fair: Governor's Day Rally |
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From the State Fairgrounds in
Springfield:
Democratic candidates for office and current office-holders speak at
Governor's Day. We hear from Governor Rod Blagojevich and
other candidates seeking statewide office, as well as some members
of Illinois' Congressional delegation.
Recorded August 16,
2006.
Aired the week of August 21, 2006. 1 hour. |
CAMPAIGN 2006
Illinois State Fair: Republican Day Rally |
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