Tim Killen, president of University of Illinois sits down with @brianmackey.com for a one-on-one. Listen to the whole conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5mr...

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We've been live in Springfield this morning bringing you conversations with Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch and Republican Minority Leader Tony McCombie.

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We're getting ready to bring you the Governor's State of the State and budget address live from Springfield, along with conversations with the Democratic and Republican House leaders.

Join us at 11 a.m. for the show, then stay with us at noon for the speech.

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Tune into our live coverage of the 2025 State of the State Address by @govpritzker.illinois.gov with @brianmackey.com starting Wednesday at 12 P.M. CT.
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Illinois AG Kwame Raoul on legal landscape under Trump...Tune in Monday at 11 a.m. CT.

@govpritzker.illinois.gov joins us to talk about his plans for Illinois and his reaction to the first full day of the second Trump administration. Tune in Wednesday at 11 a.m. CT.
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Starting Monday, January 6, we're looking ahead at what President-elect Donald Trump's next term could mean for Illinoisans. Tell us your biggest concerns or hopes for Trump's next term below.

Coming up today, journalist @jeffbiggers.bsky.social and filmmaker Andrew Davis, who collaborated on “Disturbing the Bones”, a new novel set all across Illinois that crosses a modern-day whodunit with a global political thriller.

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Today on The 21st Show:

Many Americans get their news on politics from the people around them. What does that mean for our democracy? We'll talk with Taylor Carlson, who tries to answer that in her new book "Through The Grapevine."

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Also coming up today: Champaign's Archeophone Records preserves and restores historic recordings... to the tune of two dozen Grammy nominations. Now, their latest projects have added three more nominations to the count. We'll talk with the cofounders about how they do it.

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