Articles filed under Diversity
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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...
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Harper foundation launches grant program to help marginalized groupsMay 09, 2022 5:30 am - The Harper College Educational Foundation is launching a $100,000 Community Innovation Fund Grant Program to help lift minority communities. It will provide one-year gra...
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'Tearing Naperville apart': Critics, supporters of potential commission nominees speak outMay 04, 2022 5:00 am - Critics and supporters of two potential appointees to Naperville commissions spoke out at Tuesday's city council meeting to try to influence Mayor Steve Chirico's nomina...
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Lawmakers in 19 states want legal refuge for trans youthMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Democratic lawmakers in more than a dozen states are following California's lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and...
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Suburban Mosaic: What I learned from breaking bread with an Afghan refugee familyMay 02, 2022 5:30 am - A few of my friends and I informally have adopted an Afghan refugee family of eight who arrived in the Chicago area nearly six months ago. The family - a mother and fath...
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'He is a gift to the community': Libertyville teen's app connects food pantries with volunteersApr 27, 2022 5:15 am - Growing up in Libertyville, Tavish Sharma habitually volunteered with local charities, such as Feed My Starving Children and Northern Illinois Food Bank, because his par...
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Harper, ECC semifinalists for $1 million Aspen Prize for community college excellenceApr 27, 2022 1:00 am - Harper College in Palatine and Elgin Community College are among 25 semifinalists for the 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, officials announced Wednesda...
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Suburban Mosaic: Huntley first responders create program for people with developmental disabilitiesApr 25, 2022 5:30 am - Huntley first responders have launched a new program to help improve interactions with community members with developmental disabilities and their caregivers. The Huntle...