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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Illinois takes drastic steps to slow the spread of coronavirus disease, including banning sporting events and other large gatherings. Meanwhile,...
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Illinois residents have been receiving mailers saying they’re a “2020 Congressional District Census.” But it’s not that census – the once-in-a-decade...
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The boyhood home of Julius Rosenwald, which sits in the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, has been renamed in his honor. The legacy of the late...
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Advocates for an accurate census count are claiming a mailer from an anti-immigration group constitutes a “disinformation” campaign. The letter, sent...
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Illinois plans on spending $400 million over the next several years to improve internet access to farms and small towns. But first, the state needs to...
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Illinois is in a precarious position when it comes to the 2020 census. The count determines congressional representation, and the state is at risk for...
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Former University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professor Gary Gang Xu assaulted and threatened students while university officials downplayed...
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Just inside the main gate of the Illinois State Fair sits a cluster of white booths around a gazebo. At the entrances, signs read “Ethnic Village.” For...
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After mass shootings in Texas and Ohio last weekend, Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis said he’ll back so-called red-flag laws . They would allow courts...
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Unlike other rural towns in central Illinois, officials in Beardstown say their population is growing. And they want to make sure everyone is counted in...