Illinois State Library

Illinois Center for the Book

Individual Author Record

General Information

Name:  Elizabeth Brackett  

Pen Name: None

Genre: Non-Fiction

Audience: Adult;

Born:

-- Elizabeth Brackett on WorldCat -- http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=elizabeth+brackett

Illinois Connection

Elizabeth works for WTTW, a PBS station in Chicago.

Biographical and Professional Information

She is a winner of the prestigious Peabody Award for her political reporting, as well as a National Emmy. A lifetime Chicagoan, she has developed access to news and inside sources in all walks of life throughout Illinois. Few are the political and civic leaders she has not reached and interviewed. Along with her national awards, she has garnered three Midwest Emmy Awards and two Peter Lisagor Awards for her television reporting from the Midwest.

Speaking Engagements

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Selected Titles At Your Library

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ISBN: 1566638348. OCLC Number: 303055093

Ivan R. Dee,. .

Investigates the culture of corruption in Illinois state politics, Blagojevich's reckless actions, and how Obama managed to avoid the taint of this same environment.