Molly Parker

Molly joined Capitol News Illinois in July 2023 and is an award winning investigative reporter. She is also an assistant professor of journalism at Southern Illinois University and a distinguished fellow with ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network.

Molly Parker: This 3D printer was supposed to bring housing to Cairo. It was another broken promise

Most stories I report on disappear as soon as they’re filed. But a few stay in the bones. This is one of them.

By Molly Parker

/ 20 Apr 2026