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Dress, Max Mara ($895). Saks Fifth Avenue, 700 N. Michigan Ave., 312-944-6500; saks.com. 21.95-carat white multi-shape diamond butterfly earrings, Graff (price on request). 103 E. Oak St., 312-604-1000; graffdiamonds.com The Broadcaster NICOLE SUAREZ Last year Nicole Suarez became the anchor for Chicago's leading Spanish-language publication Hoy's new TV news broadcast, Hoy Noticias MundoFox 13—while still a college undergrad. At DePaul University, the budding journalist had been taking classes at night and on the weekends so she could also work as a producer for Univision Chicago. "For me, education was always going to be a priority," Suarez says. "I wasn't going to be one of the girls who gets an amazing opportunity and then completely forgets about school." Now, behind the anchor desk, Suarez takes a hard look at the stories that deeply affect the local Hispanic community: "We pride ourselves on doing in-depth, investigative pieces," she says. WHY BROADCAST JOURNALISM: "It's my daily mission to come into work and find compelling stories that connect with our audience. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: Not many people get to see a newscast from the beginning and grow with it." SPANISH-LANGUAGE NEWS: "Immigration is a topic you don't see covered as much in the general market. We have an immigration story every day because it con- stantly impacts our community." NOTABLE NEWS MOMENT: "Day care in Illinois hasn't been receiving funds, so I went out and got the story from parents who depend on this money, who get paid $8.25 an hour, and who don't have enough money to send their kids to day care." ADVICE TO SOMEONE STARTING OUT: "Read the news every single day. Look at life as a story, and find the angle with every situation you encounter." STRONGEST INFLUENCE: "My mom. If I say I want to travel to the moon, she would do anything to help me complete that goal." GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: "Being where I am today: 23 years old and anchoring a newscast in Chicago." MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM 109