Rachel Otwell
Former NPR Illinois ReporterRachel Otwell of the Illinois Times is a former NPR Illinois reporter.
Rachel can be reached at rotwell@illinoistimes.com
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This month marks a year since the Me Too movement went viral as a hashtag on social media (after having first been started in 2006 by Tarana Burke.) This… -
This month marks a year since the Me Too movement went viral as a hashtag on social media (after having first been started in 2006 by Tarana Burke.) This… -
Athens is a town like many others in central Illinois. With a population of about 2,000, it’s rural, and encapsulated by fields of crops like corn and… -
States like Hawaii, South Dakota and Alaska have replaced Columbus Day with the designation of 'Indigenous Peoples’ Day.' It's a trend that goes back… -
Sam McCann is a man on a mission: to see Republican Governor Bruce Rauner end his reign in 2019. He's taking that head on, by running for the state's… -
The next debate for Illinois nominees for governor is this Wednesday in Chicago. But two candidates are being left out this time around.At an NBC Chicago… -
There are two third party candidates for Illinois governor. And while four names will be on the ballot November 6th (or now, if you choose to vote early)… -
Earlier this month, Diane Nash told a full auditorium of University of Illinois Springfield students that she and fellow civil rights activists, “Loved… -
Students from a high school in Parkland, Florida turned trauma into activism and a get-out-the-vote campaign. Their high school was the site of a… -
A fiddling duo is playing Civil War era tunes on the Old State Capitol plaza in downtown Springfield. Near them is a log cabin on wheels (well,…
