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Statewide: The Benefits Of Neighborhood Policing; State Budget Address Recap

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford

Published February 20, 2020 at 5:12 PM CST

Cities are finding a way to improve high crime areas is to have police develop ties with residents. In Peoria, a program where officers live in the neighborhoods has proven successful and is expanding. We have a report.

And we learn what Governor J.B. Pritzker said during his budget address. Pritzker used the opportunity to also push for a graduated income tax.

That and more on Statewide.

This week's lineup:

* Brian Mackey explains what the governor is proposing in his new budget plan.

* Dana Vollmer of WCBU gives us a ground level view of Peoria's resident police officer program.

* Mary Hansen points out problems with downtown Springfield parking and some suggestions for improvement.

* WGLT's Breanna Grow reports on an "invaluable" Lincoln donation to a central Illinois museum.

* Rich Egger of TriStates Public Radio tells how a long-delayed project at Western Illinois University might finally come to fruition.

* Cristina Stella with Harvest Public Media reports on a push to train communities to spot unsafe drinking water.

* Lee Gaines of Illinois Newsroom examines a new program in Champaign to help people released from prison find housing.

* Joe Deacon with WGLT introduces us to some of the Republican candidates vying for the party's nomination for U.S. Senate this year.

* Peter Medlin with WNIJ reports on changes in P.E. classes that put more focus on mental health.

* WBEZ's Lauren Frost found plenty of love in a tattoo parlor.

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