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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The Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade has led more people to raise their voices in the abortion debate. This week, we hear differing views on abortion, including from those who have undergone the procedure. -
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.
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The letter was mailed to the home of the congressman who is one of two Republicans on the Jan. 6 committee.
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County fair 4-H junior poultry shows started the season with a virtual format and will continue throughout the entire county fair season.
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The Illinois Department of Public Health says it is working with other health agencies to investigate suspected cases of the monkeypox virus. As of Thursday, IDPH reported a total of ten Illinois. Eight of those have been confirmed by the CDC. All are in the Chicago area.
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This month marks the 100th anniversary of one of the deadliest labor disputes in the country. Striking coal miners in the town of Herrin clashed with men brought in to operate a local mine. The situation escalated and soon turned violent. In the end, nearly two dozen people were killed, most of them strikebreakers. We look back on a dark chapter in the history of organized labor and southern Illinois.
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The state is attempting to bring more availability of healthy foods to underserved areas. A new law allows for retailers to receive grants, loans and other assistance.
