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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A group of transgender women has asked for an independent monitor of the Illinois Department of Corrections because the agency has not improved those...
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Franny Cole’s now-estranged husband had been emotionally abusive and financially controlling. She thinks sometimes about what might have happened had...
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A spokesperson for the ACLU of Illinois said courts have ruled that laws can be set in the name of public health, which makes Governor J.B. Pritzker's…
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Illinois House Republicans in a press conference Monday said Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has not done enough to address the tsunami of...
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Buying and using marijuana will be legal in Illinois as of January 1. We asked top state experts what that does and doesn’t mean, and compiled their...
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Likely more than 100,000 Illinoisans will lose food stamps under a rule change finalized by President Donald’s Trump administration this week.
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Hate crimes rose by 30 percent in Illinois in 2018, according to a recently released FBI report.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a debt collection reform package. The measure calls for lowering interest rates on outstanding consumer...
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All Illinois employers would have to conduct sexual harassment training under sweeping legislation adopted in the waning days of the General Assembly. ...
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Should minors have to tell their parents or a judge when they want to terminate a pregnancy?