Articles filed under Diversity
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Chhatwani first woman of color to be president of Hoffman Estates park boardJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates Park District Vice President Rajkumari Chhatwani has been appointed president by her fellow commissioners following Patrick Kinnane's resignation to fill...
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Suburban Mosaic: Muslims to mark Eid festival this week and beyondJun 26, 2023 5:30 am - Muslims across the suburbs will mark the celebration of Eid al-Adha this week with communal prayers and festivities. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, is one of tw...
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Mobile Museum of Tolerance to visit Elgin library this weekJun 25, 2023 1:00 am - The Mobile Museum of Tolerance, an educational initiative of the Simon Wiesenthal Center that seeks to inspire individuals to stand up against hate, intolerance and raci...
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'The cherry on top': New U.S. citizens honored during ceremony in ElginJun 21, 2023 1:00 am - Waving small American flags and holding up congratulatory certificates, roughly 60 recently naturalized U.S. citizens gathered together and smiled for photos to wrap up ...
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Stevenson students' nonprofit aims to create sanctuaries for birdsJun 19, 2023 5:30 am - Seeing growing environmental pollution and apathy toward conservation, three Stevenson High School rising seniors sought to raise awareness about the problem in their sc...
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Stevenson students' nonprofit aims to create sanctuaries for birdsJun 18, 2023 1:00 am - Seeing growing environmental pollution and apathy toward conservation, three Stevenson High School rising seniors want to raise awareness about the problem in their scho...
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'It's a family reunion': Elgin's Juneteenth celebration rooted in city's historyJun 17, 2023 1:00 am - Two years to the day a bill was signed into law making Juneteenth a federal holiday, Elgin held its annual Juneteenth festival Saturday celebrating Black freedom, histor...
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Bud Light, America's top beer for decades, falls to second following LGBTQ+ marketing criticismJun 15, 2023 1:00 am - After more than two decades as America's best-selling beer, Bud Light has slipped into second place. Modelo Especial, a Mexican lager, overtook Bud Light in U.S. retail ...
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Supreme Court preserves law that aims to keep Native American children with tribal familiesJun 15, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the system that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native child...
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Elgin's New Citizen Recognition Ceremony returns for 23rd yearJun 15, 2023 1:00 am - Almost 100 people who have become new U.S. citizens in the past year will be recognized on Tuesday, June 20, during the New Citizen Recognition Ceremony in Elgin. The ev...