Articles filed under Diversity
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What citizenship means to this Indian transplantJul 02, 2022 1:00 am - After a journey of more than 9,000 miles from Chennai, India, to Chicago, Illinois, — with some detours — and living nearly 26 years in this country, finally I am prepar...
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We the people: 137 new U.S. citizens take oath at College of DuPageJun 30, 2022 1:00 am - Faith and allegiance. The words resounded through an auditorium at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn Thursday. By reciting an oath of allegiance, with their right hand...
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Suburban Mosaic: Eid Fest returns to DuPage County Fairgrounds in JulyJun 27, 2022 5:30 am - Thousands of Muslims are expected to gather for the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Chicago's annual Eid Fest July 15-17 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Ma...
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Constable: Chef cooks up kitchen-inspired hairnets for dogsJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - A sous chef for most of his career, Freddy Rembert of Villa Park drew on his kitchen experience to create his unusual, award-winning invention that's appearing now in l...
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Constable: New suicide prevention network tailored to help HispanicsJun 23, 2022 5:30 am - Palatine mom Gabriela "Gabi" Vargas, 35, knows the hopeless feeling that can envelop people in a world where they don't feel they belong. So does Alejandro "A.J." Ramire...
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Business for a Better World: Horizon TherapeuticsJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - Horizon Therapeutics 1 Horizon Way, Deerfield, IL 60015 (866) 479-6742 www.horizontherapeutics.com Industry: Biotechnology Annual revenue: Total net sales of $3.2 b...
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Suburban Mosaic: Teen starts nonprofit to get more girls interested in STEM fieldsJun 20, 2022 5:30 am - Growing up, mathematics always was a big part of Ruby Arun's life. A first-generation Indian American, Ruby, 15, of Inverness, has been participating in school math team...
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Straight from the Source: Fatherhood in the era of JuneteenthJun 18, 2022 1:00 am - As a father of three children - Deandre the only boy and the oldest, Deandrea, and Deanna, the baby of the bunch - I consider myself to be overwhelmingly blessed. It is...
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Juneteenth festivals and fun coming in suburbs, but organizers see more than celebrationsJun 17, 2022 5:20 am - Suburbanites will mark the year-old federal and state holiday of Juneteenth with a weekend of festivals, parades, flag-raisings and other celebrations. But the holiday o...
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Longtime District 62 bilingual program director retiringJun 13, 2022 5:30 am - A Puerto Rican transplant, Milagros Bravo was an instructional specialist at Des Plaines Elementary District 62 when she was asked to help set up the district's bilingua...