Articles filed under Diversity
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Dream unrealized: Ahead of MLK dinner in Schaumburg, suburbanites say King's dream requires workNov 11, 2021 4:30 am - Suburban residents will honor the legacy of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at a pandemic-delayed dinner in Schaumburg Saturday, but civil rights activists stress i...
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GOP, advocacy groups submit changes to legislative district maps in courtNov 11, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Plaintiffs in three lawsuits challenging the new legislative district maps that Democrats pushed through the General Assembly earlier this year have submit...
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Chicago-area Muslim group launches anti-bullying initiativeNov 08, 2021 4:30 am - A recent surge in bullying targeting suburban Muslim students has prompted the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization to launch a major anti-bull...
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Illinois youth unemployment at staggering levels during pandemicNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - At the height of the pandemic, youth unemployment rates skyrocketed in Illinois. In 2020, it soared to a staggering 23.3% — 29% among Blacks and 25.7% among Hispanics. ...
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'Bringing together the cultures': All-white Arlington Heights church welcomes first Black pastorOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - After 23 years of Lutheran ministry in predominantly Black communities in the South, Michael Johnson was tapped to lead an all-white congregation in Arlington Heights. I...
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Elgin City Council makes 'cultural introductions' during unorthodox meetingOct 28, 2021 1:00 am - It was not your normal city council meeting. In lieu of their normal spots on the dais at city hall, Elgin council members met Wednesday at Hawthorne Hill Nature Center ...
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MLK remembrance dinner, concert returns to Schaumburg Nov. 13Oct 25, 2021 5:30 am - The Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations' 52nd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Dinner and Concert will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Renaissance Hot...
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Editorial: Celebrating the Sky and remembering the progress still to be madeOct 22, 2021 7:00 pm - At this week's celebration for the Chicago Sky, player Candace Parker recalled watching Chicago Bulls championship rallies years ago from her home in Naperville. She ho...
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Editorial: Progress in the mission to reflect the diversity of the suburbsOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - The message here is not new. We've expressed it regarding teachers and police officers on other occasions: Diversity is good. For nearly half a century, the village of O...
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Muslim police officer is breaking barriers in BartlettOct 18, 2021 5:30 am - Maha Ayesh is the first in her extended Palestinian American family to become a police officer, joining the Bartlett Police Department last October. The Lombard resident...