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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Rossman took over leadership of Peoria Community Against Violence in March of 2021.
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Aaron Rossi of Bloomington faces a federal indictment related to alleged tax fraud charges, as well as multiple civil lawsuits.
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Andrew Larson is the director of market development for the Illinois Soybean Association.
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Three Tri-County boys — 8, 3 and 2 — died within a 4-day span last week.
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Navin Jones' death was a ruled a homicide and his parents were arrested this week.
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The parents of Navin Jones could face life in prison if convicted in the murder of their 8-year-old son.
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Saturday's event starts at 6 p.m. at the Lexus Club of the Peoria Civic Center.
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Illinois's state treasurer Mike Frerichs visited the coffee roastery Monday to discuss the Secure Choice program enacted in 2018.
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The Bradley University chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals for America was founded in 2017.
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Founded three years ago, the South Peoria nonprofit has big plans in 2022.