
Peter Hancock
Peter Hancock joined the Capitol News Illinois team as a reporter in January 2019.
Before that, Hancock covered Kansas state government for much of the past two decades. For the previous 4 years, Hancock had been the statehouse reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World. He provided year-round daily coverage of the Kansas Statehouse, state government, appellate courts, elections and Kansas’ congressional delegation. He previously worked for 8 years as a statehouse reporter for Kansas Public Radio, and with the Kansas Health Policy Authority and the Kansas Education Policy Report.
“As a longtime veteran of statehouse reporting in Kansas, I know how challenging it is for individual newspapers to make that kind of commitment,” Hancock said. “Capitol News Illinois offers a unique opportunity for newspapers throughout the state to pool their resources and enable a small team of reporters to deliver critical news and information about state government to communities throughout the state.
In Kansas, Hancock spent the better part of 20 years working in both print and broadcast journalism. He graduated from the University of Kansas with bachelor’s degrees in political science and secondary education. Although he was born and raised in the Kansas City area, he has deep family roots in central and southern Illinois.
He said coming to Springfield is "a bit like coming back home.”
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Individuals can obtain their own records through other means.
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Decades after conviction, man says limits on where he can live serve no valid purpose.
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The veto session adjourns without renewing the Invest in Kids Act.
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No movement on efforts to extend scholarship tax credit, allow legislative staff to unionize.
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The 2-1 ruling sets up likely appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
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The Illinois State Police holds public hearings on registering existing firearms under the new ban.
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Shortages still exist in select regions, teaching specialties
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The state is still six months away from the presidential primary. We also discuss new rules for those wanting to keep assault weapons in Illinois and a step forward for legislative staff seeking to unionize.
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The Illinois House Speaker says he hopes to pass the bill in the upcoming veto session.
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Homeland Security will expedite work authorizations among other actions