Hannah Alani
ReporterHannah Alani is a reporter at WCBU. She joined the newsroom in 2021. She can be reached at hmalani@ilstu.edu.
Hannah previously worked at Block Club Chicago, where she covered city politics, zoning and development, business, arts and culture. She covered the coronavirus pandemic's impact on Chicago businesses and was a two-time finalist for the city's Peter Lisagor Award for her coverage of the restaurant industry.
Before working in Chicago Hannah covered local and state news for the Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina. She was a James Reston Reporting Fellow at The New York Times in 2017.
Hannah studied journalism in her hometown at Indiana University. She affectionately tells Peorians that she grew up in "the other Bloomington." When she's not covering the news, she enjoys playing with her three cats, hiking, golfing, thrifting, trying new food and hanging out on her porch with family and friends. One of her favorite T-shirts says, "Midwest, Hell Yes."
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Cryotherapy is the practice of standing in a liquid nitrogen-cooled chamber set at -220 degrees Fahrenheit. -
CityLink purchased three electric buses last year. -
The primary election is June 28. -
Dr. Tamara Olt and Blake Olt founded Peoria's first harm reduction nonprofit in their son's honor. -
Police are investigating the homicide of Kanye Stowers, a 17-year-old from Peoria who was shot and killed April 8 in Bloomington. -
On today's episode, Peoria mothers who lost their children to violence in the city talk to WCBU about what Mother's Day means to them.
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WCBU hosted a roundtable conversation between five local women whose children and grandchildren were killed in Peoria. -
Established in Peoria in 1999, the Acorn Equality Fund awards Illinois youth over $30,000 each year. -
WCBU and WGLT partnered with local organizations to cover a forum between the six Democrats vying for the 17th Congressional seat. -
RISE grants are made possible through American Rescue Plan Act funding.
