She has won numerous state and national awards, including first place in Deadline Reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists.
[1][2] She helped launch POLITICO's Illinois Playbook,[3] a daily tipsheet she authors each morning, Monday through Friday.
[5] Before taking on the political beat at the Sun-Times, she covered federal court for eight years, including the trials of two former governors – Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan.
After graduating the University of Illinois, she worked as a reporter and legal affairs writer for the Daily Herald.
[6] She covered high-profile trials of Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan, Tony Rezko, Conrad Black, Matthew F. Hale, and others.