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Welcome to Illinois Reporter — and thanks for stopping by.
Illinois Reporter is based in Bloomington-Normal, the community in which I live, located about 130 miles south of Chicago. It is located squarely in the center of the state of Illinois. I have lived here on and off since 1970. I last moved back into the area in 1989.
This page is devoted to my writing. I’m Steve, and I am a freelance writer based here. I have been writing as a freelancer since September of 1984. I have written for monthly magazines, daily and weekly newspapers, and monthly newsletters.
Among my current assignments is coverage of Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University sports, local news events as they affect our neighboring counties (you’ll see a great deal of that for the Pekin Daily Times – or PDT – and other publications). As of June 1999, I became a sports stringer for the area local newspaper, The Daily Pantagraph. You’ll see some of my work from there, too.
I invite you to browse, read, and even suggest story ideas (especially if you used to live here and are curious about what is going on “back home.” My e-mail address is: steve@illinoisreporter.com
That having been said, enjoy!