Maria Gardner Lara
News reporterUn residente nativo de Chicago, Maria se graduó de University of Illinois Springfield con una licenciatura superior en relaciones públicas. Su pasión por periodismo comenzó cuando reportaba la noticia en el periodico estudiantil de San Antonio College. Maria desea ayudar familias ser informado de los programas y policias que afecta la comunidad . En su tiempo libre, disfruta viajar, correr, y compartir con su familia y amigos.
(A Chicago native, Maria graduated from the University of Illinois Springfield with a master's in public affairs. Her passion for reporting started as a student journalist for San Antonio College's school paper. Maria hopes to keep families informed on the programs and policies that affect the growing Latino community. In her free time, Maria loves to travel, run, and spend time with friends and family. Maria is a 2022-2023 corps member for Report for America. RFA is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. It is an initiative of The GroundTruth Project, a nonprofit journalism organization.)
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La inseguridad alimentaria ha sido un desafío durante mucho tiempo, incluso antes de la pandemia. Pero continúa a medida que la inflación eleva el precio de los comestibles. Una despensa de alimentos del norte de Illinois quiere mejorar el acceso a los alimentos para las familias de habla hispana. -
Food insecurity has long been a challenge even before the pandemic. But it continues as inflation raises the price on groceries.
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Dr. Linh Nguyen and Tasha Sims have different reasons for entering the race, but they both want to ensure that the job is done right.
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The 2020 census initiated the redrawing of political maps, which in some cases shifted blocks and neighborhoods into different districts and may usher in new representation.
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El secretario del condado de DeKalb, Doug Johnson, les dice a los residentes que verifiquen sus tarjetas de identificación de votantes en caso de que haya habido cambios.
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DeKalb County Clerk Doug Johnson tells residents to check their voter ID cards in case there have been changes. A vendor printing error meant some voters received two separate mailings.
