Isabela Nieto
Statehouse ReporterIsabela Nieto is a statehouse reporter for the Illinois Public Broadcasters collaboration.
She started as a student reporter at NPR Illinois in 2024. In 2025, Isabela was WBEZ's statehouse reporting intern as part of the University of Illinois Springfield Public Affairs Reporting master's program. After time reporting in Wisconsin, she joined the IBP statehouse collaboration in February 2026, returning to Springfield.
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A successful legislative push embraced by Gov. JB Pritzker means the state’s male-dominated construction industry soon will have to make new job-site accommodations to employees who lactate and menstruate. Illinois is the second state with such a mandate. -
On this episode, we discuss some of the new laws that took effect in Illinois. -
The Illinois Prison Project said the change could help felons when they return to society. -
Brian Beals served 35 years for a shooting he wasn't involved in. Now, he's raising awareness for exoneree compensation. -
Starting Oct.1, Springfield restaurants and farmers market vendors will offer a plant-based dish for diners to vote on until the end of the month.
