Hannah Meisel | Capitol News Illinois
Hannah covers state government and politics for NPR Illinois and Illinois Public Radio. She previously covered the statehouse for The Daily Line and Law360, and also worked a temporary stint at the political blog Capitol Fax in 2018.
She has also worked as a reporter for Illinois Public Media in Urbana, and served as NPR Illinois' statehouse intern in 2014 while working toward a master's degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Hannah also holds a journalism degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was a reporter and managing editor at The Daily Illini.
In 2020, the Washington Post named Hannah one of the best political reporters in Illinois. Since January, she has hosted WSEC-TV's CapitolView roundtable political program twice monthly.
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Cannabis regulation, elections, biometric privacy, ethics measures all filed Friday -
One week remains in General Assembly’s spring legislative session
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Bribery trial comes to a close after attorneys have last words
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Utility’s longtime lobbyist gives interpretation of wiretapped calls
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After Pramaggiore’s cross-examination in bribery trial, codefendant takes the stand
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Defense in ComEd bribery trial to wrap case by end of week
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Defendant Anne Pramaggiore takes witness stand; successor Joe Dominguez riles prosecution
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Anne Pramaggiore to take rare – and risky – step of defending herself to jury
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Political worker had contract passed around between multiple ComEd lobbyists
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Jury hears more wiretapped calls, from Ochoa himself as feds wind down their arguments
