PM Springfield Interviews

Chicago Sun-Times federal courts reporter Jon Seidel joined Springfield's Morning News to preview closing arguments in the Michael Madigan corruption trial

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Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Peoria) joined Springfield's Morning News Tuesday to react to the Trump inauguration and his pile of executive orders and pardons.

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Trent R. Nelson speaks with Michelle Ownbey, publisher of the Springfield Business Journal and Illinois Times, about the latest happenings in the Springfield business community and all of the relevant bits fit for the greater community to learn about.

Topics Discussed In This Interview:

• A chain of central Illinois pawn shops with two Springfield locations functioned as a criminal enterprise fencing stolen goods and buying silver bullion to launder the proceeds, the Illinois attorney general alleges.

• Gabatoni's is reopening its dining room Jan. 22 after being closed for nearly five years.

• PhysioTherapy Professionals is returning to downtown Springfield with a new location at 306 E. Adams St.

• Wahlburgers arrived in Springfield in 2020 when Hy-Vee converted its Market Grille to a location for the Boston-based hamburger chain, but it's now coming full circle.

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24sight.news writer Tom LoBianco joined Springfield's Morning News from Washington to react to President Biden's last-minute pardons and to preview Monday's inauguration.

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Champaign News-Gazette sports writer Bob Asmussen joined Patrick Pfingsten to preview the National Championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame and they ask whether Illinois will compete for the College Football Playoff in 2025.

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Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield) joined Springfield's Morning News to discuss the inauguration and why she was one of the few Democrats from Illinois who planned to attend.

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Former Republican National Committeeman for Illinois, Richard Porter, discusses the expectations for a new Trump administration.

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Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi talked inaugural and Illinois politics on Springfield's Morning News Monday morning.

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Former House Republican Leader Jim Durkin discusses the evidence in the Madigan corruption trial, his thoughts on Madigan taking the stand, and divisions in the GOP at the Capitol.

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Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh and Patrick Pfingsten vent about the second Trump administration before Monday's swearing in.

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