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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The parade, which was cancelled the last two St. Patrick's Day holidays due to COVID-19, drew a crowd of thousands to downtown Peoria.
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Founded in 2010, BCDI is the only Illinois hemophilia treatment center south of Interstate 80 to receive federal funding.
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Ballots for union election voting will be mailed to all employees on April 5, and counted on April 26.
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Bishop Louis Tylka succeeded longtime Peoria Catholic Diocese Bishop Daniel Jenky on March 3. The start of Tylka's tenure coincides with the 2022 season of Lent.
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Na'Allah analyzed three years of data and interviewed 400 classmates while studying racial disparities at Dunlap.
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Greater Peoria Economic Development Council CEO Chris Setti helps WCBU break down the latest financial trends report.
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The fires occurred inside a small home and a residential building.
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Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-ll., began fighting to end forced arbitration in 2017.
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PSO music director George Stelluto told WCBU the decision felt right. The conductor has performed in Ukraine multiple times since 2000.
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Tatiana Spottisswoode, Andowah A. Newton and Lora Henry share their stories in Tuesday press call.