Elena Ferrarin
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Fox Valley group helping families on the financial brinkDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - More and more people locally and across the country are being affected by the mortgage crisis, and experts predict the situation will get even more dire as families cont...
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Latino caucus features advice from nearly 100 panelistsDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - From clean energy opportunities for small businesses to resources for parents of children with autism and racial profiling by local police departments, the topics of the...
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Ex-volunteer spreads the word about Peace CorpsDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - The old man in the open-air market in the small city of Chirchik, Uzbekistan, took a long look at Rogelio Quintanar and asked him in Uzbek where he was from. "The United...
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Local athlete returns with Olympic talesOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Here are some of the things that U.S. cross-country athlete Jorge Torres learned while competing in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing: • The city's weather in August is so h...
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Latino bakeries create sweet temptationsSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Flour, butter, sugar, eggs. It's amazing the treats bakers can whip up from such simple ingredients. Across Chicago and the suburbs, there are plenty of Latino bakeries ...
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Elgin Rec Center teaches respect, not violenceSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - "I will!" yelled instructor Demetrio Ruiz. "I will!" echoed in unison 10 Latino kids dressed in matching black martial arts outfits, each wearing a colored belt. "Develo...
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After 12 months on the road Isai Madriz feels 'changed for the better'Sep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Isai Madriz is on a personal quest few people would ever dream of, much less embark on. For 12 months, the 26-year-old Mexican native has battled cold, heat, and occasio...
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Madriz's mom content with helping him follow his dreamsSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Back home in Montgomery, Isai Madriz's mother, Guadalupe Villanueva, anxiously awaits the promised daily text message or phone call while her son is on the road. When Ma...
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Latino superintendent hopes to encourage U-46 students, parentsAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - When students in Elgin Area School District U-46 go back to class on Aug. 27, they will meet a new superintendent - José Torres, the district's first Latino superintende...
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Channeling graffiti into artistic expressionJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Graffiti = gangs. Or, at the very least, graffiti = vandalism. Many people, especially those who live in towns plagued by gang activity, see spray-painted graffiti as a ...