Dana Vollmer
Dana Vollmer is a reporter with WCBU. Prior to moving to Peoria, Dana covered the state Capitol for NPR Illinois. She earned her master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield. She also graduated from Northern Illinois University, where she studied communication and produced Morning Edition for WNIJ. Dana's interests include criminal justice reform, economic equity and the environment.
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An Illinois toddler died nine years ago after suffering third degree burns from bathwater. The Illinois House last week approved legislation to make...
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Governor J.B. Pritzker held his largest press conference over the weekend — and he’s promising media transparency under his administration.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law today intended to protect collective bargaining rights for labor unions. It would ban local governments from...
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Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul say they’ll use the power of their office to expand trauma services —...
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Illinois lawmakers want to make it easier for marginalized college students to qualify for financial aid.
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The co-founder of an Illinois prisoner advocacy group is calling for a statewide effort to investigate claims of innocence.
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Illinois Senators want to make sure everyone is counted in the 2020 Census.
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Legislation being considered in the Illinois House would raise the age for locking up children accused of a crime.
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Illinois lawmakers are being asked to decide whether nurses are dangerously overworked — and what to do about it. Nurses want limits on how many...
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A proposal in the Illinois House would allow people to donate their unused prescriptions and medical supplies to people who can’t afford them.