Dana Vollmer
2019 Public Affairs Reporting Intern-
Illinois Senators want to make sure everyone is counted in the 2020 Census.Legislation would give $25 million in grants to organizations serving…
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Legislation being considered in the Illinois House would raise the age for locking up children accused of a crime.Children as young as 10 can be detained…
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Springfield voters gave Mayor Jim Langfelder a second term Tuesday.He won out over Frank Edwards, a former alderman and fire chief, getting around 58% of…
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Illinois lawmakers are being asked to decide whether nurses are dangerously overworked — and what to do about it.Nurses want limits on how many patients…
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Springfield’s infrastructure needs dominated an aldermanic forum Thursday night.Candidates from the city’s westernmost neighborhoods — wards 7, 8 and 10 —…
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Springfield voters will again decide between Rianne Hawkins and incumbent Frank Lesko for city clerk when they head to the polls April 2.The city clerk…
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A proposal in the Illinois House would allow people to donate their unused prescriptions and medical supplies to people who can’t afford them.The…
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Adult entertainer Stormy Daniels visited the Illinois Capitol today to protest the so-called “Sin Tax.”A 2012 law requires Illinois strip clubs to charge…
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Legislation being considered in the Illinois House could cancel plans for a proposed ICE detention facility in Dwight.Illinois banned private criminal…
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Stateville Calling is a documentary about parole reform and its effect on aging prisoners.The film follows 84-year-old activist Bill Ryan as he works to…