Jenna Dooley
Jenna Dooley has spent her professional career in public radio. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and the Public Affairs Reporting Program at the University of Illinois - Springfield. She returned to Northern Public Radio in DeKalb after several years hosting Morning Edition at WUIS-FM in Springfield. She is a former "Newsfinder of the Year" fromthe Illinois Associated Press andrecipient of NIU's Donald R. Grubb Journalism Alumni Award. She is an active member of the Illinois News Broadcasters Association and an adjunct instructor at NIU.
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You’ve likely heard about how expensive college has gotten. Maybe you’re putting a huge chunk of your paycheck towards student loan payments. Or you’re wondering how you’ll afford to send your kids to college. What you may not know is the problem is especially bad here in Illinois. But now, a group of politicians and advocates in the state have a pretty revolutionary plan to change that. -
Illinois’ Governor says he is cooperating in the federal investigation into former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. -
Three people are dead after a shooting Saturday night at Don Carter Lanes in Rockford. Police Chief Daniel O'Shea confirmed there is a suspect in... -
In Illinois, birth rates are down and more people are leaving the state. These demographic trends are putting pressure on Illinois policy makers to... -
The Illinois Humanities series “The Country and the City: Common Ground in the Prairie State” addresses issues affecting both rural and urban... -
The question of whether the bald eagle population is dwindling in the Midwest continues to confound bird watchers along the Mississippi River. The... -
A sharp increase in flu activity continues to be seen across the United States and in Illinois. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds... -
The Blues Brothers , Ferris Bueller's Day Off , and Batman: The Dark Knight , are known for including scenes from some of Chicago's most iconic...
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The statistics are sobering. Opioid overdoses have killed nearly 11,000 people in Illinois since 2008. Last year alone, that number was nearly 2,000 --... -
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has been taking a victory lap for the new school funding formula at schools across the state. Such visits can be a low-stakes...
