Hannah Meisel
Hannah Meisel covers state government and politics for Capitol News Illinois. She previously covered the statehouse for NPR Illinois, Illinois Public Radio, The Daily Line and Law360, and also worked a temporary stint at 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 as one of the best political reporters in Illinois.
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Think Big America is set up as ‘dark money’ group, though the Illinois governor is its sole donor. -
Illinois' veto session runs from Oct. 24 to 26 and Nov. 7 to 9 in Springfield. Lawmakers will have a full agenda, including a handful of vetoes from Gov. J.B. Pritzker. -
The Illinois bill was named for Chicago domestic violence victim allegedly shot and killed by husband this summer -
Marc Smith is one of the three Illinois agency leaders to announce their end-of-year departure plans. -
Buses full of migrants from Texas have accelerated, as Illinois counts 15,000 new arrivals in 13 months. -
Tim Mapes, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's chief of staff, was convicted of lying to a grand jury investigating Madigan and his inner circle. -
Anti-abortion groups have claimed victory — for now. -
Within an hour of Pritzker’s signature on the bill, anti-abortion groups filed a lawsuit against Raoul in federal court, alleging the law will undermine CPCs’ First Amendment rights. -
The state will build a hotline in response to influx of patients traveling from places with abortion restrictions, like Missouri. -
A long-awaited audit found an array of weaknesses at state unemployment agency. -
Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey said he’d prioritize eliminating “critical race theory” and “egregious” sex education standards from Illinois schools if elected to replace Gov. JB Pritzker in November. -
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, on Tuesday announced he'll run for a sixth term in Congress, ending months of chatter about his possible entrance in the Republican primary to unseat Gov. JB Pritzker in 2022.
