Gov. J.B. Pritzker presents his budget to the General Assembly, WBEZ reports on another trove of emails to and from Speaker Michael Madigan's top aides, and former Gov. Rod Blagovich gets an early release from prison.

State Week: $1.4bn Budget Question, Emails Pull Back Curtain, Blagojevich Out Of Prison

An analysis of the week in Illinois politics and government from the NPR Illinois.comments@stateweek.org

Government

A new director, additional funding and hiring more workers at Illinois' child welfare agency.

State Week: DCFS makes a push for improvement

Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants a Department of Early Childhood in his cabinet.

State Week: Governor continues his push for a new state agency

A boy's murder is shining a spotlight on how a state panel handles domestic violence cases.

State Week: The Illinois Prisoner Review Board under scrutiny

On this episode, we look back at election results from the past week.

State Week: $1.4bn Budget Question, Emails Pull Back Curtain, Blagojevich Out Of Prison

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