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Feature Excerpt
We Drew You a District
Abstract
Interview Session 01 (Audio)
Early life thru years on LaGrange County Board & election to IL Senate
Interview Session 02 (Audio)
IL Senate from 1997 through 2006, including Edgar, Ryan & Blagojevich
Interview Session 03 (Audio)
Blagojevich administration & experiences with IL Senator Barack Obama
Interview Session 04 (Audio)
Blagojevich impeachment and Gov. Quinn administration thru 2012
Interview Session 05 (Audio)
Quinn administration in 2013-2014 and elections of 2014
Interview Session 06 (Audio)
Budget crisis during the Gov. Rauner administration and Grand Bargain
Photos
Caption:
Radogno worked as a waitress at Knotty Pine in LaGrange when this photo was taken, circa 1971.
Where:
LaGrange, Illinois
When:
Circa 1971
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
Senator Christine Radogno’s official photo from 2013.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
Circa 2013
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption:
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, Attorney Heather Wier Vaught, Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno and House Minority Leader Jim Durkin testified in the House on Senate Bill 1 (pension reform) in 2013.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
Circa 2014
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption:
Senator Christine Radogno took the podium in 2014 for a Republican press conference in 2014. Behind her are Senator Rose, Murphy and McConnaughay.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
Circa 2014
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption:
Republican senators gathered for a late night end of session photo in 2014. From left to right are Jason Barickman, Mike Connley, Darin LaHood, Christine Radogno, Sue Rezin, Chris Nybo and Dave Syverson.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
Circa 2014
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption:
Senator Radogno and grandchildren, twins Reese & Sloane, Knox and husband Nunzio visited the Senator’s capitol office at in the summer of 2014
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
Circa 2014
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption:
Senator Radogno at an Executive committee testimony in 2016 with a witness.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
Circa 2016
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption:
Christine Rodgono and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk in 2016. Radogno’s daughter Lisa served as an executive assistant for Kirk in the early 2010s.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
Circa 2016
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption:
Senator Radogno’s grandson Knox visited the Capitol in February 2016.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2016
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
Grandson Knox was introduced on Senate floor in February 2016. Patrick Barry is seen behind the Senator.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2016
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
Radogno’s grandson Knox with John Cullerton in February 2016.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2016
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
Christine’s grandson Knox got to meet Governor Bruce Rauner during his visit to the IL State Capitol in February 2016.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2016
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption:
Senator Radogno took this selfie with President Obama when the President visited his former colleagues on February 10, 2016. Don Harmon in background.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2016
Ownership:
Narrator's Photo
Caption:
Senator Radogno makes her way up the staircase with granddaughter Addie, who was visiting the Capitol in the summer of 2016.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2016
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption:
Christine’s granddaughter Addie piers up at the capitol dome during her visit in the summer of 2016
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2016
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
The Illinois State capitol dome as seen from the floor of the capitol in 2016.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2016
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
An Illinois Policy Institute cartoon from 2017. The organization opposed the Grand Bargain on which Radogno was working with Democratic colleague John Cullerton in an attempt to break the two-year logjam which resulted in no state budget
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
Circa 1928 or 1929
Ownership:
May be restricted. Patrons desiring to use this photograph should contact the ALPL Audio-Visual Curator.
Caption:
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, Senator Radogno and Governor Rauner stand before a sea of cameras and reporters during a press conference in the Governor’s office in 2017.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2017
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption:
Rich Miller, the journalist and author of the highly regarded Capitol Fax, shared a moment with Senator Radogno on June 30, 2017.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2017
Ownership:
Narrator’s photo
Caption:
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin and Senate Minority Leader Radogno met at the Springfield restaurant Saputos on June 30, 2017 after she announced her retirement effective July 1st.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2017
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption:
Attorney General Kwame Raoul gave Christine Radogno a hug immediately after she announced her retirement on June 30, 2017. The gesture illustrated the esteem that Democrats had for the Senator.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2017
Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.
Caption:
Senators John Cullerton and Christine Radogno shared the podium and a lighter moment on June 29, 2017 as Radogno approached her retirement.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2017
Ownership:
State Journal Register photo. May be restricted. Patrons desiring to use this photograph should contact the ALPL Audio-Visual Curator.