Rhonda Gillespie
2015 Public Affairs Reporting Program Graduate Intern - Illinois IssuesRhonda Gillespie is in the Public Affairs Reporting graduate program at University of Illinois Springfield and covers state government and politics for Illinois Issues magazine. She was previously managing editor of the Chicago Defender newspaper and a reporter for other Chicago and national news, university and trade outlets. She can be reached at (217) 206-6524.
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An Illinois lawmakers wants to find out whether day labor and temp agencies are discriminating against certain workers. Legislation would require the… -
Brian Mackey speaks with Illinois Issues reporter Rhonda Gillespie about her trip to Selma, Alabama, for the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
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Critics of Rep. Kelly Cassidy’s proposal to make possession of small amounts of marijuana a ticketable offense consider the bill a first step toward the… -
Scores of Chicago-based activists trekked to Springfield Wednesday, descending on the governor’s office, House and Senate galleries and even the Executive…
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Assaulting emergency personnel would bring tougher punishment under legislation approved Tuesday in an Illinois House committee.Chicago Democratic Rep.… -
If Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is looking for a silver lining on his disappointing first round re-election bid, he ought not study Gov. Bruce Rauner’s… -
Child care providers who accept a state subsidy are “trying to hold on,” as one provider says. Funding for the Child Care Assistance Program dried up last… -
Listen to reporter Rhonda Gillespie talk to Jamey Dunn about her story on funding for youth programs. Nearly three-dozen non-profit organizations — mostly…
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Nearly three-dozen non-profit organizations — mostly in the Chicago area — were told Jan. 29 that money they were expected to get as part of an $8 million… -
Chicago officials are trying to shore up their bid to bring the Obama Presidential Library to the president’s hometown.Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday…
