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In a time of sharp political divides at the state and national levels, the Paul Simon-Jim Edgar Prairie State Statesmanship Award will go to leaders who show “unusual vision, courage, compassion, civility, effectiveness and bipartisanship in their work for their communities.”
GUESTS: John Shaw, director of Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University
Jim Edgar, former Illinois governor