Capitol Cast: Illinois

Capitol News Roundup: April 27, 2024

April 27, 2024 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.47 MB

Capitol News Illinois Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's news.

Capitol Cast: SkillsUSA

April 26, 2024 21:31 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller talks with Eric Hill, executive director of SkillsUSA Illinois, about career and technical education in Illinois.

Capitol News Roundup: April 20, 2024

April 20, 2024 09:55 - 4 minutes - 6.8 MB

Capitol News Illinois Editor-in-Chief Jerry Nowicki recaps the week's news.

Pritzker’s proposals begin to move

April 19, 2024 21:19 - 18 minutes - 25 MB

Capitol News Illinois’ Jerry Nowicki and Peter Hancock talk about the action of the House deadline week, including Gov. JB Pritzker’s insurance reforms and a new plan for pensions.

Capitol News Roundup: April 13, 2024

April 13, 2024 10:00 - 4 minutes - 6.48 MB

CNI Editor-in-Chief Jerry Nowicki recaps the week's news.

A busy week at the Statehouse

April 12, 2024 20:14 - 20 minutes - 28 MB

Capitol News Illinois Editor-in-Chief Jerry Nowicki talks with reporters Peter Hancock and Andrew Adams about a busy week in state government. Topics include the state's new insurance director, the "Future of Gas" process and several bills that cleared the Senate this week.

Capitol News Roundup: April 6, 2024

April 06, 2024 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.41 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's news.

Capitol Cast: Illinois in the spotlight for Eclipse 2024

April 05, 2024 16:58 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller talks with scientists and eclipse chasers Bob Baer, Troy Cline, Brody Miller, Blair Allen and Lou Mayo ahead of the total solar eclipse events in Carbondale.

Capitol News Roundup: March 30, 2024

March 30, 2024 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.49 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's news from around Illinois.

Capitol Cast: IARSS Executive Director Gary Tipsord discusses the 2024 Teacher Shortage Survey

March 29, 2024 20:02 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller talks with IARSS Executive Director Gary Tipsord. This week, the organization released its annual teacher shortage survey, showing a large number of school officials are challenged when finding teachers and support staff to fill vacancies.

Capitol News Roundup: March 23, 2024

March 23, 2024 10:00 - 6 minutes - 6.06 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller wraps up the week's news from in and around the state capitol.

Capitol Cast: Former governors recap 2024 Illinois primary

March 22, 2024 17:48 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

Capitol News Illinois’ Peter Hancock interviews former governors Jim Edgar and Pat Quinn about their thoughts on Illinois’ primary election and more.

Capitol Cast: Jesse Reyes, Joy Cunningham vie for 1st District Supreme Court seat

March 15, 2024 21:09 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

Appellate Justice Jesse Reyes talks with Jerry Nowicki, Hannah Meisel and Dilpreet Raju about his race for the state Supreme Court. Meisel and Nowicki discuss Justice Joy Cunningham’s candidate survey on the other side of the Democratic primary race.

Capitol News Roundup - March 9, 2024

March 09, 2024 11:00 - 6 minutes - 6.23 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's news.

Capitol Cast: Illinois lawmakers near the halfway mark in their 2024 session

March 08, 2024 22:21 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

CNI Editor in Chief Jerry Nowicki breaks down the big issues before Illinois lawmakers with Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller.

Capitol News Roundup: March 2, 2024

March 02, 2024 11:00 - 4 minutes - 4.05 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's news from around the state.

Capitol Cast: Prairie Band Potowatomi seek to reclaim land

March 01, 2024 15:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB

CNI's Peter Hancock talks with Prairie Band Potowatomi Tribal Chairman Joseph "Zeke" Rupnick about House Bill 4718, which would return land in DeKalb County to the Native American nation.

Capitol Cast: Prairie Band Potawatomi seek to reclaim land

March 01, 2024 15:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB

CNI's Peter Hancock talks with Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Chairman Joseph "Zeke" Rupnick about House Bill 4718, which would return land in DeKalb County to the Native American nation.

Capitol News Roundup: February 24, 2024

February 24, 2024 11:00 - 6 minutes - 5.52 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's news from around the state.

Capitol Cast: FY 2025 budget proposal

February 23, 2024 21:51 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller talks with Editor-in-Chief Jerry Nowicki about Gov. JB Pritzker's proposed FY 2025 budget, along with reaction to it and more.

Capitol News Roundup: February 17, 2024

February 17, 2024 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.5 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's news from around the state.

Capitol Cast: Sam McCann trial ends as strangely as it began

February 16, 2024 22:24 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

CNI's Jennifer Fuller talks with Hannah Meisel, who covered the federal corruption trial of former state Sen. Sam McCann.

Former Illinois Congressman joins amicus brief in Colorado case before U.S. Supreme Court

February 09, 2024 15:25 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

Once a Tea Party Republican, former Congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois now calls himself "politically homeless," and independent conservative, and a never-Trumper. CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller talks with Walsh about his choice to join an amicus brief in support of Colorado's decision to bar Trump from the 2024 primary ballot.

Capitol News Roundup: February 3, 2024

February 03, 2024 11:00 - 5 minutes - 5.08 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's top news from around Illinois via Capitol News Illinois

Capitol Cast: A half-century after Roe, how will abortion rights play into 2024 elections?

February 02, 2024 21:22 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB

CNI's Peter Hancock examines how Roe v. Wade and 2022's Dobbs decision may impact the 2024 elections.

Capitol News Roundup: January 20, 2024

January 20, 2024 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.55 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's stories from around Illinois via Capitol News Illinois.

Capitol Cast: State leaders consider additional steps to address migrant crisis

January 19, 2024 21:45 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Capitol News Illinois' Andrew Adams and Jennifer Fuller discuss the latest developments in the ongoing migrant crisis impacting the city of Chicago, as well as other parts of the state. Additional Info: https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/patchwork-aid-system-and-uncertain-funding-leave-thousands-of-migrants-in-limbo

Capitol News Roundup: January 13, 2024

January 13, 2024 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.44 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's stories from around Illinois via Capitol News Illinois.

Capitol Cast: Previewing the 2024 legislative session

January 12, 2024 20:34 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller and Editor-in-Chief Jerry Nowicki discuss expectations for the 2024 Illinois General Assembly session.

Capitol News Roundup - January 6, 2024

January 06, 2024 11:00 - 4 minutes - 4.19 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's top stories from around Illinois

Capitol Cast: SIU's president sheds light on Illinois' NCAA anti-trust suit

January 05, 2024 20:31 - 10 minutes - 9.38 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller talks with SIU President Dan Mahony about a lawsuit filed against the NCAA, alleging the organizations transfer eligibility rules violate anti-trust laws.

Capitol Cast: New study shows widening racial and economic gaps in dual credit programs

December 28, 2023 16:12 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

CNI's Peter Hancock talks with researcher Sarah Cashdollar of the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative about her new study looking at trends within the state's dual credit program.

Capitol News Roundup - December 16, 2023

December 16, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutes - 5.14 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's news from across Illinois.

Capitol News Roundup - December 9, 2023

December 09, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutes - 4.05 MB

CNI Broadcast Director Jennifer Fuller recaps the week's top stories.

Capitol Cast: Halfway through FY '24, CNI's Jerry Nowicki breaks down estimates and predictions

December 08, 2023 19:55 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

With new estimates from the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, as well as Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, Capitol News Illinois' Jennifer Fuller talks with Editor-in-Chief Jerry Nowicki about how the numbers shake out.

Capitol Cast: Illinois

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