Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Warren grad, wrestler is Miss Teen International: 'Beauty and strength aren't mutually exclusive'Aug 13, 2022 1:00 am - Growing up watching her older brother compete in wrestling at school, Adriana Demos wanted to try her hand at the sport but was discouraged, even by family members, beca...
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Suburbanites to celebrate 75 years of India's independenceAug 08, 2022 5:30 am - Suburban Indian Americans will mark India's 75th Independence Day with a celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Peterson Park, 16652 N. Buffalo Grove Road in Linco...
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'Going to look normal': Many precautions will ease in schools even as COVID lingersAug 06, 2022 1:00 am - No more having to seat students 3 feet apart. No more mandatory universal masking in schools or COVID testing. Thousands of suburban students are heading back to classro...
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Elgin-area barbershops offer free back-to-school haircuts for students in needAug 01, 2022 5:30 am - For the second year, several Elgin-area barbershops will provide free haircuts for students in need on Aug. 14 before they head back to school. Haircuts and hairdos will...
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Suburban Mosaic: Aurora marks Puerto Rican community's 50 years of contributionsJul 25, 2022 5:30 am - Aurora's Puerto Rican community this week is marking 50 years of heritage and activism in the state's second-largest city. The city of Aurora and the Aurora Puerto Rican...
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'I will be haunted forever': Highland Park mayor testifies on Capitol Hill about mass shootingJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - A spate of mass shootings - including the recent July 4 killings in Highland Park - has sparked a renewed push for a federal ban on military-style assault weapons. Some ...
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26 years waiting for 6 questions: My citizenship journeyJul 18, 2022 5:30 am - Earlier this month, I wrote about my journey to this promised land and 26 years of waiting to reach the moment when I finally take my U.S. citizenship test. Having been ...
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Upcoming Festival of the Monarch Butterfly to honor immigrant communitiesJul 11, 2022 5:30 am - Wheaton-based Immigrant Solidarity DuPage will host its Festival of the Monarch Butterfly in celebration of immigrant communities Aug. 12 in Glendale Heights. This is th...
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Round Lake Beach chief retiring after helping police reflect more of suburb's diversityJul 04, 2022 5:30 am - When former Marine Gilbert Rivera began patrolling a beat in Round Lake Beach 23 years ago, he was among a minority of Latino police officers in the suburbs and the perc...
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What citizenship means to this Indian transplantJul 02, 2022 1:00 am - After a journey of more than 9,000 miles from Chennai, India, to Chicago, Illinois, — with some detours — and living nearly 26 years in this country, finally I am prepar...