Maureen Foertsch McKinney
Maureen Foertsch McKinney is the NPR Illinois News Editor and a lead editor of Illinois Issues' feature articles, working with freelance writers, and is curator of the Equity blog. Maureen joined the staff in 1998 as projects editor. Previously, she worked at three Illinois daily newspapers, most recently the suburban Chicago-based Daily Herald, where she served stints as an education reporter and copy editor. She graduated in 1985 with a bachelor's in journalism. She also has a master's degree in English from the University of Illinois at Springfield.
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Illinois’ legislature is the only one to have ever backed off a Parental Notice of Abortion law, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive rights and advocacy organization. -
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Thursday that will expand access to feminine hygiene products for impoverished and homeless women and college students. -
The new law, which takes effect in January, requires pharmacists to get education that will include how to counsel patients and an assessment for screening. -
An Illinois lawmaker is proposing a measure to create a state income tax credit as high as $600 dollars per child. -
A prison watchdog group in Illinois is calling on the state to take a bigger role in scrutinizing Illinois’ 16 pre-trial juvenile detention centers. -
Illinois could have a new state holiday commemorating the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people were freed. A state senate committee Wednesday... -
Ending cash bail doesn't lead to an increase in crime, according to a new report from researchers at Loyola University Chicago. -
A group of transgender women has asked for an independent monitor of the Illinois Department of Corrections because the agency has not improved those... -
Gov. J.B. Pritzker today (Thursday) announced new guidance for places of worship. It comes as he has faced multiple lawsuits over his ban on gatherings... -
White supremacist organizations have infiltrated stay-at-home protests such as those in Springfield and Chicago last week, according to the Anti...
