Articles filed under Diversity
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Here's how you can help Afghan refugees coming to suburbsFeb 07, 2022 4:30 am - Hundreds of Afghan refugees are expected to arrive in Illinois in the coming days (check out today's front page story if you haven't already). Several suburban mosques w...
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Suburban mosques prepare for new wave of Afghan refugeesFeb 07, 2022 4:30 am - Classrooms that have been dormant since the start of the pandemic at Masjid Rahmah Great America Islamic Center in Lake Villa soon will serve as temporary shelter for re...
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Oakton Black History Month focus is mental healthFeb 02, 2022 10:00 pm - Community members are welcome to join Oakton Community College throughout February for events and activities celebrating Black History Month. These special events inclu...
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Teaching Black history: How educators in Illinois say it needs to evolve beyond the key figuresFeb 01, 2022 4:00 am - As Black History Month begins today, some suburban educators say it's time for Black history education to evolve beyond focusing on slavery, the Civil War and notable Af...
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Woodland school district, CLC team up to offer free adult education English, computer classes for parentsFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Dozens of Woodland Elementary District 50 parents of English language learners met Monday night at Woodland Intermediate to learn more about a free adult education progr...
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Oakton Black History Month focus is mental healthJan 31, 2022 10:00 pm - Community members are welcome to join Oakton Community College throughout February for events and activities celebrating Black History Month. These special events inclu...
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How suburbs will mark the start of Black History Month, Chinese New Year on TuesdayJan 31, 2022 4:30 am - Tuesday marks the start of two big events on the calendar - Black History Month and the Chinese Lunar New Year. Throughout February, suburban communities, schools and co...
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Mount Prospect places Community Engagement Committee on pauseJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - Mount Prospect's Community Engagement Committee, created in 2019 to help celebrate the community's diversity, is on a "permanent pause" while the village's newly hired d...
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Mount Prospect hires help to boost diversity, inclusion effortsJan 24, 2022 4:30 am - Mount Prospect leaders have pledged to make diversity, equity, and inclusion a priority in the village, in light of last year's controversy over the police uniform patch...
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Black, white Wheaton churches to celebrate Black History Month togetherJan 24, 2022 4:30 am - Members of Hope Presbyterian Church and Bethel New Life Church, whose respective white and Black congregations share worship space in Wheaton, will celebrate Black Histo...