Amanda Vinicky
Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.
Amanda Vinicky covered Illinois politics and government for NPR Illinois and the Illinois public radio network from 2006-2016. Highlights include reporting on the historic impeachment and removal from office of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, winning a national award for her coverage of Illinois' electric rate fight as a result of deregulation, and following Illinois' delegations to the Democratic and Republican national political conventions in 2008, 2012 and 2016.
She interned with WUIS in graduate school; she graduated from the University of Illinois Springfield's Public Affairs Reporting program in 2005. She also holds degrees in journalism and political science from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
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Illinois' General Assembly has two new members. And both are in their twenties.Omar Aquino won a Democratic primary, but didn't have to wait to win the…
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Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) don't want to strike, says spokesman Anders Lindall. But the union is…
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On the final day of the fiscal year Thursday, Illinois legislators passed a temporary budget.The package easily passed first the House, then the Senate…
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Illinois lawmakers are on the verge of passing a state budget, though only a partial one. Thursday is the final day of the 2016 fiscal year. The plan is...
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There's intense pressure on Illinois lawmakers to pass a budget before Friday, when a new fiscal year begins. Governor Bruce Rauner spent hours meeting…
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Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis said the Democratic protest in the US House was a "publicity stunt." The nearly 26-hour sit-in by House Democrats ended…
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Illinois could miss out on roughly $31 million if the state goes another year without a budget.State Treasurer Michael Frerichs says already Illinois lost…
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New court documents provide a window into how the Independent Maps Coalition is trying to fend off a legal challenge. A lawsuit scuttled a similar…
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is spending Wednesday and Thursday taking his budget message on the road. The legislature finished its spring session…
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Fallout continues from the standoff between the Republican governor and Democrats — focused heavily on the future of unions. And Tuesday is a key deadline to see if a resolution can be reached.