Madhu Krishnamurthy
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'It's competing the way sports should be': Suburban Special Olympians competing in USA GamesJun 04, 2022 1:00 am - As a kid, Ryan Gronowski of Naperville had fun playing sports with his neighborhood friends and school classmates. But as he grew, Gronowski no longer was welcome on the...
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Aurora honors fallen hometown hero with street dedicationMay 30, 2022 5:30 am - Today, as we mark Memorial Day and the sacrifice of those who have fallen in defense and service of this nation and its people, it's important to recognize the U.S. mili...
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Oak Brook teen has lofty dreams of scaling Seven SummitsMay 30, 2022 5:30 am - At 15, Saanvi Sita Mylavarapu can boast of accomplishing a few daring feats, the apex of which was making it to Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal this spring with her par...
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What I learned from active shooter training (and my own experience)May 25, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story originally was published on Oct. 21, 2019. We are reprinting an edited version because it offers useful tips for dealing with active shoote...
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Suburban Mosaic: Former Reflejos editor was 'terrific team member'May 23, 2022 5:30 am - “One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.” — Antonio Porchia, 19th century Italian poet. I chose to begin today's column with this quote to recognize the passing of M...
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100-foot journey from dishwasher to executive director for suburban Mexican American manMay 16, 2022 5:00 am - At 16, like most teenagers who want to look cool, Julio Macias was eager to buy a car, for which his Mexican American immigrant parents predictably said he'd have to wor...
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1 person killed, 3 injured in two-vehicle crash in Lake CountyMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - One person was killed and three others injured in a two-vehicle crash in an unincorporated area near Waukegan Thursday morning, authorities said. A preliminary investiga...
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Harper foundation launches grant program to help marginalized groupsMay 09, 2022 5:30 am - The Harper College Educational Foundation is launching a $100,000 Community Innovation Fund Grant Program to help lift minority communities. It will provide one-year gra...
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Suburban women share fears, hopes for future amid reignited abortion debateMay 06, 2022 5:30 am - Jessica Maag of Des Plaines has never known a world without women having control over their own reproductive systems. That's the world in which the 43-year-old imagined...
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Suburban Mosaic: What I learned from breaking bread with an Afghan refugee familyMay 02, 2022 5:30 am - A few of my friends and I informally have adopted an Afghan refugee family of eight who arrived in the Chicago area nearly six months ago. The family - a mother and fath...