Sean Crawford
Sean has led the NPR Illinois news operations since the fall of 2009. He replaced the only other person to do so in the station's history, Rich Bradley. Prior to taking over the News Department, Sean worked as Statehouse Bureau Chief for NPR Illinois and other Illinois Public Radio stations. He spent more than a dozen years on the capitol beat.
Sean began his broadcasting career at his hometown station in Herrin, Illinois while still in high school. It was there he learned to cover local government, courts and anything else that made the news. He spent time in the Joliet area as News Director and Operations Manager for a radio station and worked for a chain of weekly newspapers for two years. Along with news coverage, he reported heavily on sports and did on-air play by play.
Sean holds a Master's Degree in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield.
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The U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois will leave at the end of the month at the request of the Biden administration.
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Karen Lewis took on the powerful as Chicago Teachers Union president. She is credited with galvanizing the labor movement in the city and across the...
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More progress is being made in distributing the COVID-19 vaccine, accompanied by more criticism of how it's been handled so far. State lawmakers have...
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With the pandemic forcing certain businesses to close, the State of Illinois saw a drop in sales taxes, a key revenue generator. But a new study from...
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As Illinois marks one year since its first COVID-19 case, vaccine distribution remains on a slower pace than expected, while state and local officials...
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This past week marked the anniversary of the initial COVID-19 diagnosis in the state. The patient was in the Chicago area. As we note one year since the...
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A committee of Democratic party officials from six counties that make up the 48th Illinois Senate District have narrowed the list of potential...
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As the statewide COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop, mitigation measures are being relaxed and plans are being made to increase the distribution...
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The heartbreaking story of Yingying Zhang is told in an award winning documentary. It gives an intimate look at the University of Illinois student who...
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This week, Illinois lawmakers wrapped up the work of the 101st General Assembly. And there is a new House Speaker - Chris Welch - after Michael Madigan...