Articles filed under Diversity
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Aurora honors fallen hometown hero with street dedicationMay 30, 2022 5:30 am - Today, as we mark Memorial Day and the sacrifice of those who have fallen in defense and service of this nation and its people, it's important to recognize the U.S. mili...
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Arlington Heights library trustees reaffirm decision to fly Pride flagMay 26, 2022 5:30 am - Arlington Heights library trustees Wednesday legally firmed up their new flag policy and confirmed their earlier decision to fly the Pride flag on the Dunton Avenue pole...
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Business for a Better World: NShore Patient AdvocatesMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - Being a patient advocate isn't just Teri Dreher's business. It's her personal mission. "I'm not going to retire until I'm pretty sure that everybody in America knows abo...
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McHenry County schools increasingly look to international teachers to solve bilingual staffing shortagesMay 25, 2022 1:00 am - The questions started simple and a little tentative when the fifth-grade dual language class at Coventry Elementary School in Crystal Lake connected virtually last week ...
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Suburban Mosaic: Former Reflejos editor was 'terrific team member'May 23, 2022 5:30 am - “One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.” — Antonio Porchia, 19th century Italian poet. I chose to begin today's column with this quote to recognize the passing of M...
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Business for a Better World: NAWBOMay 19, 2022 1:00 am - Magie Cook became a successful businesswoman by overcoming her own fears. She endured numerous rejections and even doubt, including from several close friends, to turn h...
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Is your industry keeping up with leadership development and diversity, equity and inclusion?May 18, 2022 1:00 am - When it comes to employee leadership development (LD), you might be surprised to learn that the availability and delivery of LD training programs are far from equal. For...
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'I wanted to give a kid like me hope': Hampshire High alum donates his art to schoolMay 16, 2022 5:27 am - Adeshola Makinde says his experience as a Black student in the mostly white Hampshire High School had its challenges. "It really took me learning my history and all that...
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100-foot journey from dishwasher to executive director for suburban Mexican American manMay 16, 2022 5:00 am - At 16, like most teenagers who want to look cool, Julio Macias was eager to buy a car, for which his Mexican American immigrant parents predictably said he'd have to wor...
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Republican appellate justice to become first Black woman on Illinois Supreme CourtMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court announced Tuesday that 4th District Appellate Justice Lisa Holder White has been appointed to succeed Justice Rita Garman, makin...