Tim O’Leary, video gamer and writer
At the start of his previous school year in Davenport Iowa, he and his friends wrote a bunch of different stories for their newspaper club. At the same … Continue reading
Budding senior Kimme reflects on influence of unique elementary roots
By Cheryl Chen For Anika Kimme, pre-school was a time full of shoelace tying, butter churning, and baby washing. Two-hour recesses were commonplace in elementary. Like other primary school students, … Continue reading
Kaitlyn Waynick on life as a ‘military brat’
By Anahi Mosquera Last year, Kaitlyn Waynick broke the news to her friends that she was moving more than 1,000 miles away. For Kaitlyn, this wasn’t devastating, it was her … Continue reading
Rhaya Truman transitions from athletics to the arts
By Jimeya Mayes Sports have always been in Rhaya Truman’s life, but when it came to writing she discovered what makes her truly happy. She’s now the print feature editor … Continue reading
A Near-Death Experience Prompted De’Jon McAdory to Get Involved With Sports
Taylor Trimble De’Jon McAdory almost died from an asthma attack as a young child. Now he’s being recruited for track and field. As a young kid, McAdory always struggled … Continue reading
Cassidy Sutton’s struggles in her family leads to passion for writing
By Jeromel Lara When Cassidy Sutton from Plainfield, Illinois was 13, she made the biggest discovery of her life when she found that “Dad” was not her father. Living with … Continue reading
Flowering into loving who she is: Mayes aims to educate others on how to do the same
By Rhaya Truman The poet reaches into the audience’s souls before her while Jimeya Mayes sits on the edge of her seat in the tight room. The spoken poet’s words … Continue reading
Anahi Mosquera – Seeing Through the Pain and Struggle
By Zach Price She ties up her bow and grabs her poms. Anahi Mosquera prepares to support the bottom of her cheer pyramid. But, she is no ordinary cheerleader. She … Continue reading
Even in the same state Jack Dugan experienced quite the culture shock.
By Tim O’Leary Moving is never an easy experience. Adapting is a long process, especially when dealing with a whole new vocabulary. Jack Dugan had to deal with just this, … Continue reading
Read 2017 edition of Illinois Reporter
As the culmination of the 11-day IPF Journalism Workshop at Eastern Illinois University, students created this 12-page publication to tell the stories from their two-day internships, a visit to the … Continue reading
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