Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Suburban Mosaic: MLK dinner will be musical affair in SchaumburgSep 13, 2021 5:30 am - After a yearlong hiatus due to the pandemic, the Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations' 52nd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Dinner and Concert wil...
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'That's when I broke down and cried ... that's when it all sank in'Sep 11, 2021 1:00 am - Not many memories from 20 years ago are as vivid in my mind as the drive into work on that fateful Tuesday morning of Sept. 11. On most morning commutes, I'd be listenin...
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Suburban Sikh Americans reflect on safety 20 years after 9/11Sep 10, 2021 5:22 am - The murder of a Sikh entrepreneur from Mesa, Arizona, in a post-Sept. 11 retaliatory attack sent shock waves within immigrant communities nationwide. Balbir Singh Sodhi ...
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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...