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Economy

Can Illinois Be Fixed ?

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Herb Trix

Published August 24, 2018 at 12:25 PM CDT

On Midwest Week, once again the AARP is soliciting suggestions from Illinois residents on how to improve their state.

Herb Trix's guest this week is Sean Crawford, from Illinois Public Radio and News Director for WUIS Radio in Springfield.

You can also hear Midwest Week Fridays on WVIK at 6:20 pm during All Things Considered.

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Herb Trix

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.

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