Legally Speaking

06-26-19 Legally Speaking.  Mary Schenk with Urbana attorney Evan Bruno. 

In Episode 21 of her nationally recognized podcast "Legally Speaking," veteran courts and crime reporter Mary Schenk chats up retired UI police officer - and Harley-Davidson fan - Steve Mechling, who 20 years ago helped resurrect motorcycle patrols on the…

On this episode of "Legally Speaking", Mary Schenk talks with retired University of Illinois police officer Steve Mechling.

In Episode 21 of her nationally recognized podcast "Legally Speaking," veteran courts and crime reporter Mary Schenk chats up retired UI police officer - and Harley-Davidson fan - Steve Mechling, who 20 years ago helped resurrect motorcycle patrols on the sprawling land grant institution that spans two cities. 

In Episode 20 of her podcast "Legally Speaking," veteran courts and crime reporter Mary Schenk huddles with Champaign's Mark Palmer, a lawyer for the Illinois Supreme Court, about a new help-desk at the Champaign County Courthouse.

In Episode 20 of her podcast "Legally Speaking," veteran courts and crime reporter Mary Schenk huddles with Champaign's Mark Palmer, a lawyer for the Illinois Supreme Court, about a new help-desk at the Champaign County Courthouse.

In Episode 19 of her podcast series "Legally Speaking," crime and courts reporter Mary Schenk welcomes into our studios Stephanie Record of Crisis Nursery.  Executive director since 2008 with master’s degrees in education and social work, she is well-equipped to deal with the daily operations of a place open around the clock, where no two days are ever the same. As the UI’s head cheerleading coach for the past 25 years, she has just the right tone to get the attention of her 'kiddos.'

In Episode 18 of her podcast series "Legally Speaking," crime and courts reporter Mary Schenk chats up Kari May and Lindsey Clark ahead of April's Child Abuse Prevention Month. May is the director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Champaign County, a child-friendly environment designed to try to get abused children to tell a trained interviewer what happened to them. Clark is a Champaign County prosecutor whose job it is to build a criminal case around the allegations made by the children.

In Episode 17 of her podcast series "Legally Speaking," crime and courts reporter Mary Schenk huddles with Brett Kepley, a longtime practicing attorney in Champaign County who two years ago switched from private practice to helping low-income people with civil…

In Episode 17 of her podcast series "Legally Speaking," crime and courts reporter Mary Schenk huddles with Brett Kepley, a longtime practicing attorney in Champaign County who two years ago switched from private practice to helping low-income people with civil legal issues at the not-for-profit Land of Lincoln Legal Aid. 'Because you are poor, you should not be denied legal representation,' he says.