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  • 1 month ago | nprillinois.org | Maureen Foertsch McKinney

    A federal budget under consideration by Congress could have serious consequences for the low income and unhoused populations nationally, including Springfield. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the president’s budget would slash Housing and Urban Development’s budget by 44 percent from this year, including a 43 percent cut to HUD’s rental assistance programs. Currently, an estimated 421,000 people in 221 Illinois households use federal rental assistance.

  • 1 month ago | nprillinois.org | Maureen Foertsch McKinney

    The following is an edited, excerpted version of Maureen McKinney’s interview with her longtime friend Stacy Lynn, about the Lincoln scholar’s new book, Loving Lincoln: A Personal History of the Women Who Shaped Lincoln's Life and Legacy. You've written books, including the biography of Mary Lincoln, but this book is different. You've taken an entirely new approach, where you're fusing your own life with the Lincolns and your experience with grief. So I'm curious how you came to this format.

  • 2 months ago | nprillinois.org | Sean Crawford |Maureen Foertsch McKinney

    The 400 block of East Adams Street has officially reopened to vehicular traffic in downtown Springfield. The street had been closed off since a fire last June. "This development marks a significant step forward for both downtown residents and local businesses who have eagerly anticipated the return of regular traffic flow. The reopening also paves the way for the Old Capitol Farmers Market to return to its original location," according to announcement from the City of Springfield.

  • 2 months ago | nprillinois.org | Maureen Foertsch McKinney

    When Robert Gillespie was 19, his father and stepmother learned he is gay and told him he could no longer stay in their home. Gillespie, now 51: “I spent Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks sleeping on a friend’s couch while trying to pretend that I was not a hollowed out shell of my former self. Even to this day, there is still a hollowness inside of me. Losing that connection changed how I think about home—not just as a house, but as a feeling of belonging and safety.

  • Mar 27, 2025 | nprillinois.org | Maureen Foertsch McKinney

    Sheila Lockwood of McHenry became an ambassador for Mothers Against Drunk Driving after her son Austin was killed in a single-car crash caused by an impaired driver. Lockwood recently spoke with reporter Maureen McKinney about the loss of her son.

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