Mary Cullen
Mary works as an intern for NPR Illinois' Illinois Issues. She is currently a student in the Public Affairs Reporting master's degree program at the University of Illinois Springfield and will graduate in May 2018. Prior to coming to Springfield, Mary worked as the Editorial Intern at the Chicago Sun-Times. She obtained her bachelor's degree in journalism from Illinois State University where she served as the school newspaper's news editor and editorial writer. Mary is from Naperville, Ill., and attended Wheaton Warrenville South High School.
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Editor's note: This is part of a five-story series reported at the Housing Action Illinois conference in Bloomington on Oct. 24-25. The stories ran... -
Democrat Karla Bailey-Smith of Bloomington made her official 2020 campaign announcement Thursday in the race for Illinois’ 88th House District. -
While the Peoria area is showing job growth, it still lags national averages. -
While the Peoria Metropolitan Area is showing job growth, it still lags national averages. That’s according to Bradley University Professor Bernard… -
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis said the biggest issue he is hearing out of McLean County is infrastructure. -
“America is one big pothole.”That’s according to Obama-era Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.The Peoria Republican said Congress needs to look to his… -
A former U.S. Secretary of Transportation from Peoria is applauding the Illinois General Assembly for passing its first capital bill in 10 years. The bill…
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DOWNS -- One McLean County hemp grower says it may be too late to plant corn crops, but the limit for growing hemp is sky high.Chris Berry is a hemp… -
PEORIA -- One Peoria mom is calling on the community to come together in the wake of Wednesday’s shooting that led to the death of a 16-year-old… -
EAST PEORIA -- Debris in the Illinois River presents potentially dangerous scenarios for boaters this weekend. “There is still an incredible amount of…
