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State Week: A Look Back At The Thompson Years

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford,
Charles N. Wheeler III
Published August 21, 2020 at 1:24 PM CDT
Brian Mackey
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NPR Illinois

This week saw the virtual Democratic National Convention, the decision to remove some controversial statues from the State Capitol grounds, and the death of former Illinois Governor Jim Thompson.

The Chicago Tribune's Rick Pearson joins the panel this week.

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Charles N. Wheeler III
The director of the Public Affairs Reporting (PAR) graduate program is Professor Charles N. Wheeler III, a veteran newsman who came to the University of Illinois at Springfield following a 24-year career at the Chicago Sun-Times.
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