Derek Cantù
Derek Cantù is NPR Illinois' graduate student Public Affairs Reporting intern for the spring 2021 legislative session.
Derek earned a B.S. in History and Secondary Education from Bradley University and an M.S. in Curriculum & Instruction from Kansas State University.
Derek has previous experience
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A proposal in the Illinois Senate would allow noncitizens to vote in local school board elections. But even supporters of the proposal say the legislation is not yet ready for primetime.
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The Illinois General Assembly this spring approved a proposal to allow sex workers’ criminal charges expunged from their records for convictions dating back to when prostitution was classified as a felony in Illinois.
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A measure that would cut down the license plate fee for utility trailers from $118 to $36 passed both the Illinois House and Senate over the holiday weekend — a move spurred by a flood of complaints to lawmakers after the price increased two years ago.
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Democratic state lawmakers want to adopt state sex education standards that are aligned with a national model. But Republicans say the national...
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Illinois voters next fall will weigh in on whether the state’s constitution should be amended to include a provision that will establish a fundamental...
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The Illinois Supreme Court is considering whether Gov. JB Pritzker is legally obligated to recommend more state spending on K-12 education. But lawyers...
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Elder care advocates are urging state lawmakers to reduce the number of Illinoisans receiving long-term care at nursing homes after a study showing many...
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Illinois Lawmakers are advancing a proposal that nixes the mandate on student teachers to film themselves in the classroom as part of their evaluation...
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Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly are pushing a measure that would require schools to provide free menstruation products in both girls’ and...
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When Democrats in the Illinois House voted in a new Speaker in January, many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were optimistic a new era would follow...