Maureen Foertsch McKinney
News EditorMaureen Foertsch McKinney is lead editor of Illinois Issues' feature articles, working with freelance writers, and covering the equity beat. Maureen joined the Illinois Issues in 1998 as projects editor. Previously, she worked at three Illinois daily newspapers, most recently the suburban Chicago-based Daily Herald, where she served stints as an education reporter and copy editor. She graduated in 1985 with a bachelor's in journalism. She also has a master's degree in English from the University of Illinois at Springfield.
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Safety precautions had prevented vehicles on the street as building demolition was taking place. -
Robert Gillespie found himself unhoused twice in his life -
Austin Lockwood was killed as a passenger in a drunk-driving crash -
Seniors may bear the brunt -
Demolition work remains at buildings where a fire happened last year. -
Lauren Aronson leads the immigration law clinic at UIUC -
"Nothing dangerous has, thank God, happened here, but we hear about it on an almost daily basis, happening around the world,” Rabbi Greg Kanter of Temple B’rith Sholom in Springfield. -
Heartland HOUSED agency says more state and federal help is needed -
She had been living in the streets, getting shelter at a fast food restaurant -
A similar law has been in effect in Cook County since 2021