Beth Hundsdorfer
ReporterBeth Hundsdorfer joined the Capitol News Illinois team as a full-time reporter in November 2021.
Hundsdorfer is a veteran investigative reporter who spent nearly 20 years at the Belleville News-Democrat, 13 of which were spent on the investigative beat. She also covered cops and courts.
Her investigative journalism included work on issues such as solitary confinement in the Illinois Department of Corrections, fatal flaws in the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services that resulted in the death of 53 children, discriminatory housing practices in the city of Belleville and dismal prosecution rates in sex crimes cases in southern Illinois.
Her resume includes two John Jay College Journalism awards for excellence in criminal justice, a National Headliners Grand Award, a George Polk Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for local reporting among other accolades.
Prior to joining Capitol News Illinois, she had a brief stint at St. Louis Public Radio, and she spent two years as the public information officer at the Illinois State Police, fielding news media inquiries on issues ranging from traffic crashes to policy and procedure.
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Union County prosecutor leaves open possibility of refiling charges
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Family member details conditions of child held beyond medical necessity
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Law requires checklists, services and monitoring for kids who return home
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State disinvestment, COVID-19 pandemic put pressures on the system
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Charles W. Mills had been getting paid for more than a year while under investigation and on leave
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Prosecutor alleges he accessed confidential documents in attempt to derail State Police investigation
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Madigan says government is ‘attempting to criminalize’ job recommendations
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Answers questions about intakes, COVID-19, commissary shortages and the future of two prisons
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Calls current language confusing and bureaucratic
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Former judge begins role as legislature’s watchdog