Sean Crawford
Chatham
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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White continues to encourage people to conduct business online at ilsos.gov.
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Learn how to stay cool and save money when the temperature is high.
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The state's economic recovery from COVID-19 continues.
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It's not just those wounded or their families who are traumatized after a shooting. Entire communities are impacted. That can lead to a long road to recovery. We look closer at how those who survived the Highland Park shooting this month are coping. And, we remember the Eastland Disaster.
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The staff has moved those who tested positive into an isolation unit.
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There was speculation of lawmakers coming to Springfield as early as this week. Now, the timeline is uncertain.
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La reacción llegó el viernes después de que la decisión de la corte se hiciera pública. Aquellos en ambos lados del debate sobre el aborto emitieron declaraciones.
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The court has overturned Roe v. Wade, which had been a legal precedent for nearly 50 years.
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An investigation found some Illinois Department of Corrections staff kept their jobs after wrongdoing.
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The virus was found in collected batches of mosquitoes.