María Inés Zamudio

In 2015, Zamudio and a team of reporters from NPR’s Latino USA received a Peabody National Award for their coverage of Central American migrants. Zamudio’s story was reported from the Mexico-Guatemala border and it focused on the danger women from Central American while traveling through Mexico as they try to reach the United States.
Her work has appeared in The Associated Press, New York Times, National Public Radio, NBC 5 Chicago, Telemundo, Univision among others.
Stories by María Inés Zamudio
Mayor Lightfoot will introduce a measure that bans privatizing Chicago’s waterworks
The mayor’s proposal would also allow for the installation of more water meters and ban water shutoffs due to non-payment for most accounts.
Chicagoans, can’t afford your water bills? Here’s what you need to know.
WBEZ presents a resource guide to help answer some questions city residents may have about their water bills.
Transgender Day of Visibility turns somber as participants mourn the murders of Black trans women
According to one report, Chicago led all U.S. cities for murders of transgender and gender non-conforming people in 2021.
Lawmakers accuse Will County of violating state law and ask the attorney general to intervene
A group of 15 state and federal lawmakers say Will County is working with immigration authorities in violation of state law.
A Mexican immigrant is challenging a law criminalizing people who reenter the U.S. illegally
A federal court motion filed in Illinois argues that the illegal reentry law was passed by Congress for a discriminatory purpose.
Activists demand the release of a Chicago immigrant being held at the Will County jail
Lawyers say Will County is violating a state law by holding Norberto Navarro without charge because he is a witness to a fatal car crash.
The Mexican Consulate in Chicago takes a big step toward affirming the gender identity of trans women
Mexican transgender nationals can now get changes to their birth certificates and passports from Mexican consulate offices in the U.S.
Federal immigration agents can no longer make traffic stops and warrantless arrests
The changes stem from a 2018 lawsuit alleging that federal agents racially profiled undocumented immigrants in Chicago and the suburbs.
Black neighborhoods in Chicago have water debt 10 times higher than white areas
The report found that 20% of customers with delinquent water bills owe more in debt than a year’s worth of water bills.
Mexican singer Vicente Fernández held a special connection to Chicago
Chicago was the first American city Vicente Fernández toured over 40 years ago. He came back nearly every year until he retired in 2012.