Madhu Krishnamurthy
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How 9/11 changed Muslim, immigrant communities foreverSep 10, 2021 5:00 am - Noman Hussain was studying Quran recitation at a Kankakee boys boarding school when news broke of the attack on the World Trade Center towers in New York City. Hussain a...
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'Some things simply can't be Zoomed': Suburban Jews ready to observe Rosh Hashanah togetherSep 05, 2021 5:30 am - After a year of virtual and limited in-person gatherings, Rabbi Yaakov Kotlarsky is looking forward to ringing in the Jewish new year Tuesday with members of his congreg...
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Suburban Mosaic: Elgin library exhibit kicks off Hispanic Heritage MonthSep 05, 2021 1:00 am - A colorful collection of ethnic costumes from the Ballet Folklorico Huehuecoyotl is on display in the main rotunda of Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin this month. The...
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Why some suburban school districts have a bus driver shortage and how they're adjustingSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban school districts are being hit by a nationwide shortage of school bus drivers, exacerbated by an unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic that has created a scarcity of wo...
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Elgin authors among semifinalists in Illinois librarians' book contestAug 30, 2021 5:30 am - At 15, Raúl Castillo Ontiveros began traveling across his native Mexico in search of adventures. "I used to travel from my hometown (Monterrey) to the most famous places...
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U-46 mandates new training for school resource officersAug 24, 2021 5:00 am - School resource officers serving in Elgin-area schools must be trained on nonviolent crisis intervention techniques and special needs awareness, officials at Elgin Area ...
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Former Carpentersville police chief, village president John Skillman Jr. diesAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - From the age of 24, John Skillman Jr. dedicated his life to his community. During 64 years living in Carpentersville, Skillman was a police officer, then the police chie...
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Annual senior expo offers resources for older adultsAug 23, 2021 5:30 am - Thousands of Illinois residents attended AgeGuide's 26th annual Senior Lifestyle Expo held virtually last week. It's the largest expo in the Midwest for older adults, h...
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A suburban group has helped Afghan girls get an education. Now their future is uncertain.Aug 21, 2021 1:00 am - For seven years, the suburban-based Zakat Foundation of America has run a girls' school in Kabul that typically averages about 100 students, many of whom have gone on to...
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'Everybody wants to escape that country': Suburban Afghans fear for their hiding familiesAug 17, 2021 5:00 am - When the Taliban first rose to power in the mid-1990s, its members would walk in the bazaars of Kabul reassuring the Afghan people, weary from decades of warfare, that t...