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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Dozens of state legislators Wednesday publicly called on Governor Bruce Rauner to negotiate with the state's largest public-employee union.But Rauner has… -
An attempt to institute automatic voter registration in Illinois is dead.Republican Governor Bruce Rauner cited potential voter fraud when he previously… -
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner continues to demand legislators lower what businesses have to pay for injured workers. House Democrats scheduled a hearing… -
Any companies that may end up helping build a wall on the U.S./Mexico border would stand to lose Illinois investments, under a proposal unveiled… -
Fewer than one percent of applicants with criminal records are turned away when they apply to the state for a professional license.But Illinois' Secretary… -
Gov. Bruce Rauner was part of an 80-member delegation that traveled to the Vatican. They witnessed Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich become a cardinal.Other… -
Now that a state board says there's no point to Gov. Bruce Rauner resuming negotiations with AFSCME, his administration is beginning to impose new terms… -
Gov. Bruce Rauner and all four leaders of the Illinois General Assembly met Wednesday to discuss pending issues after Democrats weren't able to make a… -
Illinois Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan is suggesting lawmakers work on another partial budget without any of Gov. Bruce Rauner's… -
Illinois legislators' fall veto session is getting underway, and already a bipartisan split is festering.Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan said…
