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‘An activist and a changemaker’: Buffalo Grove resident receives award from Arlington Heights church for LGBTQ+ advocacy

Submitted by Cynthia Greenwood
Apr 29, 2026 6:32 pm - Carolyn Pinta, a champion for the LGBTQ+ community in the Northwest suburbs, has been given the Heart of a Lion Achievement Award from Southminster Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights.
Harper Radio earns national honors while amplifying student voices

Submitted by Harper College
Apr 22, 2026 3:30 pm - As WHCM celebrates 25 years on the FM airwaves, Harper College’s student radio station continues to receive major awards from national organizations.
Find your wings: What kind of birder do you aspire to be?

By Jeff Reiter
Apr 20, 2026 1:18 pm - Today I’m pondering yet another thing I love about birding, its accessibility. Entry barriers are few: anyone can enjoy the hobby on some level, in their own way.
Trump administration agrees to keep flying rainbow Pride flag at New York’s Stonewall monument

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK
Apr 13, 2026 12:43 pm - The Trump administration said Monday it will keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, reversing course after removing the banner in February.
Bulls release Ivey following Instagram posts critical of LGBTQ+ communities

By Mike McGraw
Mar 30, 2026 6:40 pm - The Bulls released guard Jaden Ivey on Thursday due to conduct detrimental to the team. Earlier in the day, Ivey posted a video on social media critical of the NBA’s support for LGBTQ+ communities.
From soil to service: Harper student gives back through the Harper Grows garden

Submitted by Harper College
Mar 27, 2026 7:06 pm - After receiving help from Harper College’s Hawks Care Resource Center, nursing student Edith Mugisha began volunteering in the campus garden that supplies fresh produce to students seeking food support.
Elgin council gives staff more time to develop inclusivity and diversity ordinance

By Rick West
Mar 26, 2026 1:14 pm - Supporters of a wide-ranging inclusivity and diversity ordinance in Elgin will have to wait two months before seeing the proposal return to the city council for a possible vote.
Transgender women athletes banned from women's Olympic events by new IOC policy

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Mar 26, 2026 10:12 am - Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Naperville Central student’s idea becomes Illinois bill addressing gender discrepancies in CPR training

By GEORGIA EPIPHANIOU
Mar 14, 2026 5:18 pm - A Naperville Central High School senior, alongside state Rep. Maura Hirschauer, is leading a bill to normalize CPR protocol on women by requiring secondary schools to use female manikins or chest covers during CPR training.
Former Democratic presidents remember the late Rev. Jesse Jackson during final public tribute

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Mar 06, 2026 10:41 am - Former President Barack Obama said the presidential runs in the 1980s by the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. set the stage for other Black leaders, including himself.

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