Amanda Vinicky
Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.
Amanda Vinicky covered Illinois politics and government for NPR Illinois and the Illinois public radio network from 2006-2016. Highlights include reporting on the historic impeachment and removal from office of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, winning a national award for her coverage of Illinois' electric rate fight as a result of deregulation, and following Illinois' delegations to the Democratic and Republican national political conventions in 2008, 2012 and 2016.
She interned with WUIS in graduate school; she graduated from the University of Illinois Springfield's Public Affairs Reporting program in 2005. She also holds degrees in journalism and political science from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
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Illinois has taken steps to prevent 260,000 residents from losing government food assistance. That gives the state a year to prepare these individuals... -
GovernmentIllinois lawmakers left Springfield a month ago fractured, indignant and without a budget. They'll return Wednesday for another try at a compromise.... -
Fallout continues from the standoff between the Republican governor and Democrats — focused heavily on the future of unions. And Tuesday is a key deadline to see if a resolution can be reached.
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A dispute involving labor and a majority of lawmakers on one side, and Gov. Bruce Rauner on the other, is playing on repeat. On Monday, Rauner vetoed... -
A deadline is approaching for the legislature to act on proposed amendments to the Illinois constitution. They only have until the end of this week....
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Spring break is over for Illinois legislators, who return to the Capitol this week. -
The Illinois Lottery is backtracking on a warning that it would have to stop selling tickets over the Internet. -
GovernmentWednesday night a legislative commission will hear from supporters and critics of shutting down the Illinois Youth Center in Kewanee. The Department of... -
By the end of next week, Illinois will have gone a full nine months without a budget. And yet, the state's top politicians still aren't talking. The...
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With the primary Tuesday, by now you've likely been inundated with campaign brochures and television commercials, at least for the big races. As much as...
