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Katie Drews

Adjunct Instructor


Katie Drews has spent more than 15 years as a reporter covering government, politics, religion, education and the environment in Chicago and across Illinois. She worked as an investigative journalist for nearly a decade with the Better Government Association, a nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom focused on government accountability. Her work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Crain’s Chicago Business, ABC 7 Chicago, FOX 32 Chicago, NBC 5 Chicago, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight, the Daily Herald, the State Journal-Register and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, among other outlets.

Education

B.A. in Journalism at Loyola University Chicago

Courses Taught

COMM 205 - Reporting Basics I

COMM 208 - Reporting Basics II

COMM 282 - Media Law

COMM 332 - Investigative & Public Affairs Reporting