
Beth Hundsdorfer
Beth Hundsdorfer joined the Capitol News Illinois team as a full-time reporter in November 2021.
Hundsdorfer is a veteran investigative reporter who spent nearly 20 years at the Belleville News-Democrat, 13 of which were spent on the investigative beat. She also covered cops and courts.
Her investigative journalism included work on issues such as solitary confinement in the Illinois Department of Corrections, fatal flaws in the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services that resulted in the death of 53 children, discriminatory housing practices in the city of Belleville and dismal prosecution rates in sex crimes cases in southern Illinois.
Her resume includes two John Jay College Journalism awards for excellence in criminal justice, a National Headliners Grand Award, a George Polk Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for local reporting among other accolades.
Prior to joining Capitol News Illinois, she had a brief stint at St. Louis Public Radio, and she spent two years as the public information officer at the Illinois State Police, fielding news media inquiries on issues ranging from traffic crashes to policy and procedure.
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Prosecutors say he improperly sold vehicles that were surrendered to the department
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Former Sangamon County deputy had sought less restrictive pretrial conditions
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Sean Grayson is jailed awaiting trial for the murder of Sonya Massey.
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ISP stepped away from the chase that resulted in the death of a Kansas man.
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A Kansas man died after a multi-county pursuit.
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Massey, an unarmed Black woman, was shot and killed in her home by a former deputy this summer. The case has put more focus on police hiring and training.
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No criminal charges yet filed against former funeral home director
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Law aimed at helping people experiencing crisis was originally set to go live in 2022
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Though flooding left homes waist-deep in water and submerged cars, officials said the dam system operated as designed for flooding emergencies and no injuries were reported
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At 9 years old, L.J. started missing school. His parents said they would homeschool him. It took two years — during which he was beaten and denied food — for anyone to notice he wasn’t learning.