Mary Hansen

Passionate about local news and snacks. Former: @NPRIllinois @SJRBreaking and @DailyHerald. @UISPAR alum.

[Mary Hansen @maryfhansen]

@hannahmeisel So does this mean I’ve made it?? 😂💃🏻🙌

[Mary Hansen @maryfhansen]

Police are often the ones to respond to those in mental health crisis, but their options are limited: take the person to jail or the emergency room. @MsOtwell and I looked at efforts in Springfield and beyond to build a new crisis response system.

https://t.co/HgybOeodYS

[Jared Rutecki @JaredRutecki]

From @shannon_h | At an Illinois prison, evidence of abuse in a camera blind spot went ignored for years: “Those officers thought … ‘We can completely get away with this.’ ” https://t.co/zBTgjqA7S4

[Mark Maxwell @MarkMaxwellTV]

Governor Pritzker announces he will relax executive orders to align Illinois with updated CDC health guidance. Fully vaccinated people no longer have to wear a mask in most cases.

[Justin L. Fowler @justinlfowler]

A tornado briefly touches down just outside of Ashland, Ill., and west of Pleasant Plains, Ill.

[NWS Lincoln IL @NWSLincolnIL]

5:54 pm -- New TORNADO WARNING in effect for areas north/northeast of Springfield. Storm spotters reported a tornado near Sherman. Take cover immediately if you're north of I-72 and near/east of I-55! #ILwx

[Mary Hansen @maryfhansen]

@RichSaal @justinlfowler Second!

[Mary Hansen @maryfhansen]

Just west of Pleasant Plains... 😬

[Mary Hansen @maryfhansen]

So exited for @ehansen02 and @the_ntln and can’t wait to see how it can transform ownership of local news 🗞 💥✨

[Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro @ehansen02]

I'm so happy to announce that the @the_ntln has just completed its first acquisition: @ColoradoNewsCCM, an independent, family-owned group of 24 community newspapers. We are joined by the veteran journalists @ColoradoSun and a network of incredible partners.

[Illinois Times @ILTimes]

Jaala Smylie was pulled over in Springfield last fall for speeding. Within minutes, multiple cops surrounded her & one used his taser on her. Later, officers told internal affairs she was nonthreatening. She wants her record cleared. This week's cover: https://t.co/i31r5C1sbX

[97.7 FM | 970 AM WMAY @WMAYNews]

Guards used a taser on the inmate's legs to subdue and cuff him, but shortly after that he became unresponsive. https://t.co/AjqR0AXNtv

[Shannon Heffernan @shannon_h]

Twenty-five years ago this week, President Clinton signed the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). This story explains how since then, it's gotten more difficult for people in prison to report abuse. https://t.co/dpRU58oKtK

[UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program @UISPAR]

COMING UP WEDNESDAY: Virtual panel discussion about nonprofit #journalism and its role in your community. Sponsored by @UISPAR. Open to all. Register for free: https://t.co/hVrL18Y1iV.

[The Takeaway 🎙 @TheTakeaway]

LISTEN: Recently, a number of prominent journalists announced they’d be leaving their jobs because of burnout. So, what can the journalism industry do to better support the people who bring you the news?

Bruce Shapiro of the @DartCenter weighs in:
https://t.co/R0TNNtl7DV

[Natalie Pierre @NataliePierre_]

Surprise, hope and a strong desire to continue conversations about race relations and police reform followed yesterday’s verdict in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin.

My story from last night: https://t.co/CCP1soAB4z

[Irving W. Washington @IrvWashington3]

I’ve noticed #burnout is coming up as a topic more in newsrooms. If we don’t solve this as an industry, we will continue to lose incredible people we can’t afford to lose. However, my view has changed on solutions...
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[Mary Hansen @maryfhansen]

I recently talked to people who had traveled to get their vaccination at the State Fairgrounds.

Residents from Sangamon Co booked most appts (60%), but Cook County residents booked nearly 10% of them between Feb and end of this month

https://t.co/AwJBq13pAb

[Hannah Meisel @hannahmeisel]

Freshman Rep @Croke4Illinois passes her bill expanding the definition of infertility to LGBT couples; would also cover single people trying to conceive with fertility treatments/in vitro. Background: https://t.co/3Cfo90GJPc

[Mary Hansen @maryfhansen]

Sangamon County, which had been using J&J for its mobile clinics, is switching them to Pfizer, per spox.

State fairgrounds site (w/National Guard) is using Pfizer, and SCDPH site Moderna (no change).

[IDPH | Illinois Department of Public Health @IDPH]

Illinois Department of Public Health Pauses Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine - Illinois Follows CDC and FDA Guidance, Advises Providers to Use Moderna and Pfizer Doses for Existing Appointments: https://t.co/DWPwF227fM

[Amanda Vinicky @AmandaVinicky]

Per CDC/FDA recommendations, @IDPH is PAUSING use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, and encouraging providers to keep appointments by using the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines -- the bulk of "doses on hand in the State of Illinois."