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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Springfield’s Planning and Zoning Commission will soon consider the location of a new Center for Health and Housing . The center would provide emergency...
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Unlike other rural towns in central Illinois, officials in Beardstown say their population is growing. And they want to make sure everyone is counted in...
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The Illinois Supreme Court’s Commission on Pretrial Practices is expected to make recommendations for reforms to the state’s pretrial justice system in...
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Each week this summer, artists and bands have performed on a vacant lot in downtown Springfield, known as the Y-Block. Now, new plans are taking shape...
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Illinois — and the rest of the country — could soon start seeing more days of extreme heat. That’s according to a report released Tuesday , “Killer Heat...
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Illinois groups against cash bond and pretrial detention rallied in Springfield last weekend to call for reform of pretrial practices.
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The Springfield Art Association Thursday opened Women's Art Alliance: The First 10 Years , an exhibit commemorating the founding of the Women’s Art...
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Illinois’ new infrastructure plan has money set aside to help residents secure affordable housing across the state. This is the first capital plan in 10...
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Illinois job seekers might soon avoid disclosing how much money they made in a previous job.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Friday signed into law a long-awaited $45 billion infrastructure plan.