was the statehouse reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World, providing daily coverage of the Kansas Statehouse, state government, appellate courts, elections, and Kansas’ congressional delegation. Hancock also spent eight years as a statehouse reporter for Kansas Public Radio, and with the Kansas Health Policy Authority and the Kansas Education Policy Report.
Now based in Springfield, Hancock holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and secondary education from the University of Kansas.
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About Cantigny Park
Cantigny Park, part of the Chicago-based Robert R. McCormick Foundation and located in Wheaton, Illinois, is the 500-acre estate of Robert R. McCormick (1880-1955), long-time editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune. It is home to the McCormick House, First Division Museum, formal gardens, picnic grounds, walking trails and a Visitors Center with a banquet and meeting facilities, café, gift shop and theater. More information is online at Cantigny.org, including hours, directions, and upcoming events.