Mary Hall
Digital Producer
Mary was a former editor and reporter at the Daily Journal in Kankakee, Illinois, where she managed a cross-discipline team, wrote features, produced social video and spearheaded the use of data visualization at the publication. She won three awards from the Illinois Press Association for infographics.
Originally from St. Louis, she grew up in Quito, Ecuador, speaks Spanish, and has strong opinions about South American restaurants in Chicago.
Stories by Mary Hall
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At Sullivan High School — AKA ‘Refugee High’ — Students Are The ‘Next Generation’
Students at the Rogers Park school come from more than 50 countries. Author Elly Fishman says the stories she heard there are “in my marrow now.”
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More Than 30,000 People Shot In Chicago In 10 Years. Here’s What Survivors Say Is Needed.
Shooting survivors face physical and psychological recovery, often with little to no help. Could reallocating resources bring healing?
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WBEZ’s Rundown Of Today’s Top News: Taliban Turning Away Afghans At Airport
Plus CPD’s gunshot detection system isn’t effective, a city watchdog says. Here’s what you need to know today.
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What’s That Building? A Bike Tour Of Oak Lawn’s Midcentury Architecture
Take a trip to this Chicago suburb, where, during the 1950s, even modest and middle-class homes showed off the bravado of modern style.
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Help Us Re-Imagine Schools In Chicago
WBEZ’s “Reset” is investigating how Chicago systems and institutions work — or don’t work. We want your solutions; it’s time to think big.
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Help Us Re-Imagine How Public Safety Works In Chicago
WBEZ’s “Reset” is investigating how Chicago systems and institutions work — or don’t work. We want your solutions; it’s time to think big.
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WBEZ’s Rundown Of Today’s Top News: What’s Changed Since George Floyd’s Murder?
A year after George Floyd’s death, here’s a look at what has and hasn’t changed. That story and more in today’s Rundown.
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Help Us Re-Imagine How Chicago Invests In Communities
WBEZ’s “Reset” is investigating how Chicago systems and institutions work — or don’t work. We want your solutions; it’s time to think big.
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WBEZ’s Rundown Of Today’s Top News: Closing Arguments In Derek Chauvin’s Trial
Prosecutors called Chauvin’s actions “murder,” while the defense said they were “reasonable.” That story and more are in today’s Rundown.
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‘Grand, Complicated, Dark, Romantic’: New Ken Burns Film Explores Ernest Hemingway’s Life
The renown filmmaker, who directed with Lynn Novick, says it took six years to get past the impenetrable mythology of the Oak Park writer.
