Maureen Foertsch McKinney
Maureen Foertsch McKinney is the NPR Illinois News Editor and a lead editor of Illinois Issues' feature articles, working with freelance writers, and is curator of the Equity blog. Maureen joined the staff 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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Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Thursday that will expand access to feminine hygiene products for impoverished and homeless women and college students. -
A child poverty report released Monday shows major improvement in the last decade, but for kids in many rural pockets of the state, progress was less significant. -
An education advocacy group says Illinois schools should plan to make up time lost to the Coronavirus pandemic, perhaps by extending the school day or... -
Measures of child well-being have declined during the last 10 months as the COVID-19 pandemic has raged. But those economic, health and educational...
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The Illinois State Board of Education next month is set to adopt culturally responsive teaching standards to promote diversity and inclusion. That plan... -
State Sen. Ram Villivalam says he plans to offer a proposal to create paid family leave in Illinois. Villivalam, a Chicago Democrat, says the idea would... -
COVID-19’s effects on learning for Illinois students emerged in a state Senate committee this week. Robin Steans, president of the education advocacy... -
Illinois had about 4,000 unfilled school jobs open last fall, and that shortage is expected to be greater this year because of the pandemic. The... -
Members of the Illinois General Assembly’s Black Caucus Tuesday released a four-pronged agenda that they say will dominate this fall’s legislative... -
A group of transgender women has asked for an independent monitor of the Illinois Department of Corrections because the agency has not improved those...
