Mawa Iqbal
Statehouse ReporterMawa is a statehouse reporter, covering the Illinois legislature for WBEZ and Illinois Public Radio. Before coming to Springfield, Mawa worked as a general assignment reporter at WYSO, the NPR-affiliate station for Southwest Ohio. There, she covered policing and local government. Mawa earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.
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Lawmakers stayed busy until the end of the fall session, passing several key pieces of legislation. -
Jurors deliberated Tuesday afternoon on first-degree murder charges against Sean Grayson but didn’t reach a verdict after closing arguments offered competing views of why he killed Massey. They will resume work this morning. -
The case could go to the jury this week. -
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The scientist addresses the survival chances of Sonya Massey if someone had been able to stop the bleeding in time.
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An online database compiled by a group affiliated with slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk identifies close to 50 Illinois college instructors it labels “radical professors.” -
Chicago and Illinois officials are waiting to see if the Trump Administration moves forward with threats to bring National Guard troops to the city's streets. -
Teachers union President Stacy Davis Gates cited the failures of JB Pritzker and the Democratic Legislature after Pritzker said more Chicago Public Schools funding from Springfield is “just not going to happen.” -
The departure marked the end of a nationally-watched standoff between the lawmakers and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who pushed the remap plan at President Donald Trump’s urging in a bid to add five more Republican seats in the U.S. House. -
Gov. Pritzker signed the law on Wednesday. It mandates ‘victim-centered’ training and better coordination among law enforcement, state agencies.
