Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Where's the peanut butter? Supply shortages are changing food menus at some suburban schoolsNov 03, 2021 5:30 am - From skipping peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to altering food menus in school cafeterias, suburban districts are scrambling to find enough supplies to feed students ...
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Petraeus will speak Friday in Schaumburg as part of Judson World Leaders ForumNov 03, 2021 1:00 am - After a yearlong hiatus due to the pandemic, Judson University's World Leaders Forum will return Friday, marking a decade of bringing prominent global thought leaders to...
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Illinois youth unemployment at staggering levels during pandemicNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - At the height of the pandemic, youth unemployment rates skyrocketed in Illinois. In 2020, it soared to a staggering 23.3% — 29% among Blacks and 25.7% among Hispanics. ...
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'Bringing together the cultures': All-white Arlington Heights church welcomes first Black pastorOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - After 23 years of Lutheran ministry in predominantly Black communities in the South, Michael Johnson was tapped to lead an all-white congregation in Arlington Heights. I...
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Lower scores, high absenteeism, more teachers: A first look at how pandemic affected state's studentsOct 29, 2021 9:30 am - Preliminary state data released today confirms what many educators and parents predicted about the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 school year, but it's not without hopeful si...
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Bartlett bilingual kindergarten teacher's love for languages inspires her workOct 26, 2021 6:00 am - When Crissa Almughrabi started learning Spanish at age 12, it was just a hobby. She never thought it would become her calling years later. "I absolutely love the languag...
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MLK remembrance dinner, concert returns to Schaumburg Nov. 13Oct 25, 2021 5:30 am - The Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations' 52nd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Dinner and Concert will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Renaissance Hot...
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Muslim police officer is breaking barriers in BartlettOct 18, 2021 5:30 am - Maha Ayesh is the first in her extended Palestinian American family to become a police officer, joining the Bartlett Police Department last October. The Lombard resident...
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Suburbanites remember Colin Powell as a 'class act,' 'gentleman'Oct 18, 2021 1:00 am - Charles Gregory still remembers the feeling of “awe” from his first encounter with retired Gen. Colin Powell. Gregory got two chances to meet the late former U.S. secre...
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How suburban school districts are scrambling after pandemic exacerbated teacher shortageOct 16, 2021 1:00 am - School districts struggling with the long-term effects of COVID-19 have an urgent problem to tackle: a shortage of teachers and substitute teachers exacerbated by the pa...