Christine Hatfield
ReporterChristine Hatfield, a graduate student in University of Illinois Springfield's Public Affairs Reporting program, is WGLT and WCBU's PAR intern for the first half of 2021.
Previously, she graduated from Ball State University with a degree in journalism and telecommunications in May 2020, and during her undergraduate experience, she reported for WNIJ in DeKalb and Ball State's own Indiana Public Radio.
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A new tourism campaign aims to help rebuild Illinois' economy as more of the state's population becomes vaccinated. Advocacy groups say tourism recovery will help Illinois stay competitive nationally and globally after the COVID-19 pandemic. -
The case of a former Peoria police officer's child pornography conviction has come before the Illinois Supreme Court. -
A group of 10 Central Illinois county clerks say they're against a proposal to raise a fee that funds housing authority grants because of discrepancies in data reporting and unequal distribution of grants across the state. -
As Illinois schools continue to deal with a teacher shortage, Illinois State University is working on a program to bring educators to communities across central Illinois for elementary education. ISU is collaborating with five community colleges to make it possible. -
The American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report has produced mixed results for Peoria and Bloomington-Normal. -
A Republican state senator from Beason wants to standardize election practices across the state. She says she wants to bring transparency to the election process. -
A Chicago state senator wants to withhold funding from schools that apply dress codes to hairstyles. School associations and the Illinois State Board of Education are worried the bill's punishment mechanism goes too far. -
Peoria's mayor-elect is asking for communities with common interests not to be split up in the redistricting process.Rita Ali emphasized the area's… -
Tri-County Urban League President 'Honored' To Be Virtual Guest Of Rep. Cheri Bustos At Biden SpeechAfter being U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos' virtual guest for President Joe Biden's joint address to Congress, the leader of Peoria's Tri-County Urban League said… -
A law criminalizing HIV transmission has been in place in Illinois for over 30 years. Advocates fighting to get rid of the law say it hurts public health.
