Madhu Krishnamurthy
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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...
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Aurora's new police chief says 'it's about building relationships'Aug 16, 2021 5:30 am - New Aurora top cop Keith Cross recently took over the reins from Police Chief Kristen Ziman, who retired after a 30-year career with the department. Cross was sworn in W...
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What suburbs' schools are doing to combat the pandemic learning slideAug 14, 2021 1:00 am - Schools are offering more academic, mental health support to students
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Elgin barbers offer free haircuts to underprivileged studentsAug 14, 2021 1:00 am - Several Elgin barbers will come together to provide free back-to-school haircuts to Elgin-area students in need Sunday. Haircuts are available on a walk-in basis from no...
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Back to school, not totally back to normal: Here's how it'll work in some suburban districtsAug 11, 2021 5:30 am - Suburban students heading back to school this week for the first day of classes will see some semblance of normalcy restored. Of course, the biggest change is the resum...