Mary Hansen
Mary is a reporter at NPR Illinois and graduated from the Public Affairs Reporting program atUISand received her BA in International Studies from American University. Previously Mary worked as a planning consultant and reported for the State Journal-Register where she covered city government.
Mary is a lifelong NPR listener since tuning into her home station WESA in Pittsburgh.
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Renee Watts describes her younger brother – Stephon – as nerdy and God-fearing. “He enjoyed talking to anyone who would listen about computer games,... -
Illinois has given more than two million vaccinations. But Black residents are less likely to get the shots than their white peers, according to Illinois… -
The same day the first employees at Memorial Health System hospitals in central Illinois were getting vaccinated against the coronavirus, an internal... -
When Gov. JB Pritzker observes COVID-19 vaccines administered at a Peoria hospital on Tuesday morning, he’ll be witnessing among the first COVID-19...
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As hospitalizations due to COVID-19 remain at record levels, hospitals that serve small towns and rural areas in Illinois are facing unique challenges. -
U.S. Representative Rodney Davis has won a fifth term to represent the 13th Congressional District. He faced Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan in a... -
Hundreds of thousands of Illinois voters have received a ballot in the mail but not yet returned it. Illinois State Board of Election spokesperson Matt... -
Early voting for the November election began Thursday in most of Illinois. Local election authorities can also start sending out 1.8 million vote-by...
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After weekend protests against postponing many fall high school sports, Gov. JB Pritzker again defended the decision. -
Illinois is starting to award grants to renters to help them catch up on late payments. But the need far outpaces the funding available and more than 50...
