Mary Norkol is a Reporter at various esteemed outlets including The Sun News, NBC Chicago, and Fox 32 Chicago. She covers a diverse range of topics with a focus on regional interest and world news, education, and family relationships, often exploring themes such as civil rights, diversity and inclusion, and educational policy. Mary’s work has been featured in prominent publications such as Chicago Public Media, ABC 7 Chicago, and the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Mary Norkol's primary focus is on local news in Chicago, with a significant portion of her coverage dedicated to evolving stories and breaking news related to crime, government & politics. If you have insights or commentary related to ongoing criminal cases, political developments at the local level in Chicago or Illinois, or updates on significant events affecting the region such as transportation issues (like CTA Yellow Line), she may be interested in hearing from you.
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By: Emmanuel Camarillo, Mary Norkol
Destiny Singleton, Rigoberto De La Torre Fonseca and Zachary McCarney recently graduated from Chicago Public Schools as part of the class of 2026. With diplomas in hand, here's what they're reflecting on as they prepare for what comes next.
By: Mary Norkol
With an enrollment of just 140 students projected for the new year, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced the school's closure. It follows allegations that a former substitute teacher inappropriately touched a second grader.
By: Mary Norkol
Hundreds of thousands of borrowers in Illinois, and millions more nationwide, need to select a new student loan repayment plan if they don't want to end up on a more expensive plan by default.
By: Violet Miller, Mary Norkol, Elijah James
Refugees and migrants affected by the ruling can seek legal counsel to explore alternate pathways to stay in the country, said Fred Tsao, senior policy counsel at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
By: Mary Norkol
Kevin Barlow, 57, was shot and killed early Monday morning in Roseland. He had a tight circle of friends made through playing cards and spent time volunteering for children's charities.
By: Kalyn Belsha
The ruling should not affect Illinois and the 20 other states that do not bar trans student athletes from playing on sports teams that match their gender identity.
By: Mary Norkol
Top Illinois officials said trans athletes in the state have the right to play on teams consistent with their gender identity, and nothing in Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling changes that. But the Trump administration said it would work to ensure that “every educational institution in America abides by the law of the land.”
By: Mary Norkol
More rain is forecast Thursday and Friday, which could potentially overload the area's network of reservoirs and tunnels storing flood water.
Most states are reporting heightened infections of cyclosporiasis, though a source of the outbreak hasn't been identified, health officials say.
By: Elvia Malagón, Mary Norkol
Illinois reports 240 cases of the intestinal infection that causes ‘explosive diarrhea.' No definitive cause for the current outbreak has been identified.
