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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O Kent Mercado, Jerry Evans, and Susan Hathaway-Altman are vying to be the Republican candidate for the Illinois 11th congressional district.
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The Boone County Board will consider adopting one of three measures: leave the county’s policy as it is, ban steer-tailing, or ban all rodeo events, including those held at the Boone County Fairgrounds.
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Party chairs of Boone County share their perspective on the relevance of the primary election and what they view as the issues facing the county.
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An empty church building is getting another shot, after townspeople protested effort to rezone the building for a restaurant.
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As calls for a ceasefire increase in cities around the globe including Rockford, NIU Sociology Professor Abu Bakarr Bah said for circumstances to change in Palestine, the U.S. would need to fundamentally shift its position on Israel.
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La oficina del Procurador General de Illinois recordó a la Junta del Condado Boone sobre la obligación en seguir las leyes de antidiscriminación sobre sus tratos con las charreadas mexicanas.
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The Attorney General’s Office stated in a letter that it’s received complaints regarding the board’s considerations of permanent restrictions on Mexican-style rodeos, while exempting American-style rodeos.
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There's no competitive races on the Republican ballot and two on the Democratic ticket.
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Un grupo de residentes de DeKalb está pidiendo al ayuntamiento que apoye a los inmigrantes viviendo en el área y a los que llegarán en el futuro. A principios de año, el ayuntamiento de DeKalb adoptó una medida para desalentar paradas de autobuses de inmigrantes en el área. El voto llevó a los partidarios a pedir una respuesta comunitaria a la llegada de inmigrantes en la zona.
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El Concilio de DeKalb empezó discutiendo en la posibilidad de aplicar para los fondos del estado para apoyar a migrantes en el área. Sin embargo, para calificar, tienen que mostrar que hay una necesidad existente.