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State Week: Illinois goes its own way on vaccines

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Brian Mackey
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NPR Illinois

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law this week that creates specific vaccine guidelines for Illinois, rather than simply followed federal recommendations. This comes as the Trump Administration and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. brings vaccine skepticism into health agencies. We discuss what it means for the public.

Trump Administration tariffs and federal funding cuts could slow Illinois' economy. Some new projections show the possible impact.

And what makes an effective lawmaker?

Host Sean Crawford is joined by Professor Emeritus Charlie Wheeler and Illinois Public Radio statehouse reporter Mawa Iqbal.

The former 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.
Mawa is a statehouse reporter, covering the Illinois legislature for WBEZ and Illinois Public Radio.