Daisy Contreras
Daisy reports on statehouse issues for our Illinois Issues project. She's currently a Public Affairs Reporting graduate program student at the University of Illinois Springfield. She graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with an associates degrees from Truman College. Daisy is from Chicago where she attended Lane Tech High School.
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After Helping Hands of Springfield ended its effort to open a shelter and medical clinic for the city’s homeless, some community members say they worry...
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Helping Hands of Springfield announced Thursday the non-profit is ending its effort to open a shelter and medical clinic for the city’s homeless.
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Springfield’s millennials – those between the ages of 23 and 38 – say they see the city as a good place to live, but more can be done. A group met at a...
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For the last five years, a group of Springfield women has partnered with the Springfield YMCA to bring the community an annual Hispanic Heritage...
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The Springfield City Council wants to make sure the city’s many video gaming parlors are playing by the rules.
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Springfield-area youth left the classroom Friday morning to rally around climate change. They joined an international event known as the Global Climate...
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The Illinois Department of Labor is gearing up to help business owners with the new ‘no salary history’ law, which takes effect Sept. 29. The measure...
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The local Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Illinois Capital Region has merged with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Illinois . The Capital Region...
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Sangamon County residents say they want to see more economic development and population growth. That’s according to a recent county-wide survey.
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The City of Springfield has grown. City council members Tuesday approved bringing into the city 51 acres of unincorporated land that is surrounded by...