Mary Hansen
Former ReporterMary Hansen is a former NPR Illinois reporter. She graduated from the Public Affairs Reporting program at the University of Illinois Springfield, where she spent a legislative session covering statehouse news for The Daily Herald. Previously, Mary reported for The State Journal-Register, covering city government. She received her BA in International Studies from American University.
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This story was co-published with Illinois Times. Facebook posts by two Springfield police officers last year harmed police operations and community…
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Update, 3:25 p.m.: This post was updated with new information from Memorial and additional information on who is eligible under IDPH guidelines. The…
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Under a program recently approved by the Springfield City Council, minority-owned businesses and residents on the city’s east side will have access to…
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The Sangamon County Department of Public Health announced Tuesday it is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to anyone 16 or older for its…
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Springfield’s Ward 3 has a new representative to the city council. Ald. Roy Williams, Jr., was sworn in Tuesday night after the council approved his…
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When Tanner Fry’s youngest son was born two years ago, Fry appreciated the time he got to spend with the baby, so much that the middle-of-the-night diaper…
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Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder clarified Tuesday night comments he made about a video showing Ward 2 Ald. Shawn Gregory in a physical altercation with…
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The COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Sangamon County Department of Public Health has a new process for giving out doses left at the end of each day,…
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Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder and Teresa Haley, president of the Springfield and Illinois chapters of the NAACP, voiced support for Ward 2 Ald. Shawn…
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Sixteen people have been shot in Springfield in the last two months, according to city police. Usual numbers for this time of year are between two and…