Brian Mackey
Brian Mackey formerly reported on state government and politics for NPR Illinois and a dozen other public radio stations across the state. Before that, he was A&E editor at The State Journal-Register and Statehouse bureau chief for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
He now hosts the Illinois Public Radio program The 21st.
-
Members of the Illinois Senate will gather in the Capitol Sunday to choose a new president.
-
More fallout from the “rape in Champaign” email: Ag Director John Sullivan is out.
-
Tuesday marks one year since J.B. Pritzker was sworn in as governor of Illinois. Since then, the state has raised its minimum wage, legalized marijuana,...
-
This week, WBEZ Chicago reported on a 2012 email in which then-lobbyist Mike McClain priased a former state worker for having “kept his mouth shut on .....
-
Friday was the deadline for major party presidential candidates to try to get on the ballot for Illinois’ upcoming primary election.
-
Friday was the deadline for major party presidential candidates to try to get on the ballot for Illinois’ upcoming primary election.
-
Marijuana sales began with more than $3 million in sales on New Year’s Day. Backers of the law, however, say that news ought to take a back seat to the...
-
Illinois is the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana. Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker says it's not to make cannabis widely available, but to "maximize equity" — including 11,000 pardons.
-
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday issued pardons for more than 11,000 low-level marijuana convictions.
-
As we close the book on 2019, we thought we’d take a few minutes to listen back to what has been a most consequential year in Illinois government and...