Maria Gardner Lara
News reporterUn residente nativo de Chicago, Maria se graduó de University of Illinois Springfield con una licenciatura superior en periodismo de gobierno. 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 reporting. 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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The 'idling' of the Stellantis auto plant in Belvidere, the ongoing statewide push for solar and wind power, and the future of rodeos are some of the big issues the Boone County Board are tackling in the new election term. -
WNIJ Hola caught up with a first-generation college student and his mom to learn about his transition to higher education.
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Carlos Ballesteros de Injustice Watch explica la ley, Safe-T Act
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Stephenson Nursing Center has been county-owned since 1854, but its future is still being debated as it recovers from financial setbacks tied to the pandemic and past billing and coding errors.
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El mensaje alienta a las personas a evitar dar dinero a los mendigos callejeros
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City officials said they've seen a rise in panhandling after federal courts ruled in 2021 that ordinances targeting panhandlers were unconstitutional.
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La Corte Suprema de Justicia de Illinois decidió suspender la ley contra fianzas en efectivo, siguiendo la decisión de un juez en Kankakee, que la consideró inconstitucional.
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The Illinois Supreme Court paused the end to cash bail statewide, after a Kankakee judge ruled this portion of the Safe-T Act to be unconstitutional.
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Families gathered at Lincoln Elementary School in Rochelle to celebrate this holiday tradition.
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La Ley Safe-T (Seguridad) afecta a distintos aspectos del sistema criminal legal, inclusive cambia cómo se tratan a los defensores antes de sus sentencias
