Illinois Year in Review
1997-12-31T11:45:43-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTVhXC8xOTk3MTIzMTEyMDA1NTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Joel Weisman, Host of "Chicago Week In Review", and four Chicago journalists discussed local and state politics. They talked about campaigns, city corruption, school reform and Chicago sports teams. They all agreed that the biggest story to come out of 1997 in the state of Illinois was Republican Governor Jim Edgar not seeking a Senate Seat and essentially retiring from public office.
Joel Weisman, Host of "Chicago Week In Review", and four Chicago journalists discussed local and state politics. They talked about campaigns… read more
Joel Weisman, Host of "Chicago Week In Review", and four Chicago journalists discussed local and state politics. They talked about campaigns, city corruption, school reform and Chicago sports teams. They all agreed that the biggest story to come out of 1997 in the state of Illinois was Republican Governor Jim Edgar not seeking a Senate Seat and essentially retiring from public office. close
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