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 lawmakers' two-week, fall veto session has come to an end. Gov. Bruce Rauner used his veto pen on 37 bills this second half of the General... -
After taking a break for Thanksgiving, Governor Bruce Rauner and the four legislative leaders are scheduled to meet Monday afternoon, as the second, and... -
Illinois lawmakers will meet in Springfield this week for the first time since the election, but things are already off to a rough start. Gov. Bruce... -
Illinois legislators will only get a brief post-election respite from politics; a week from Wednesday they’ll be back in Springfield to begin the veto... -
Illinois Republican U.S. Senator Mark Kirk has apologized for mocking his challenger Thursday night during a Springfield debate, and Democratic... -
Illinois voters aren't getting many chances to see their candidates for U.S. Senate face off. Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth and the incumbent... -
Illinois has created a network of emergency foster care homes. Department of Children and Family Services Director George Sheldon says these homes are... -
Illinois makes it tough for new party and independent candidates to run for office, especially when compared with the petition rules for Democratic and... -
The latest data shows the number of unemployed Illinois residents is at its lowest since September of 2007. But officials with Governor Bruce Rauner's... -
A pair of state legislators say this election season has exposed an ethics loophole that Illinois needs to close, but there are suspicions the...
