Articles filed under Diversity
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Elgin athlete's Olympic dreams undeterred after not qualifying at trialsJul 05, 2021 5:30 am - Anali Cisneros isn't discouraged from pursuing her Olympic dreams despite recently placing eighth in the women's 20,000-meter race walk at the U.S. track and field Olymp...
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'Our entire world was shattered': Parents say ex-teacher 'brainwashed' daughter to convert to ChristianityJun 28, 2021 5:30 am - Carpentersville parents Yosuf Chaudhry and Amena Alvi got the shock of their lives when they learned their 15-year-old daughter had renounced her Islamic faith and secre...
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Two Wheaton churches unite for racial reconciliationJun 28, 2021 5:30 am - A program born out of hate has unified two Wheaton churches - one white, one Black - whose members gathered on Juneteenth to mark the completion of a three-month racial ...
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Most Elgin council members back lowering education requirement to take police examJun 25, 2021 5:30 am - Most Elgin City Council members support lowering the education requirements needed for people to take the entry-level hiring exam for the city police department. The mo...
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Buffalo Grove leaders lament 'hate and lies' over Pride flag controversyJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - In the wake of controversy over the flying of a Pride flag over municipal property, Buffalo Grove trustees on Monday approved guidelines for raising special flags on the...
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Suburban Mosaic: ECC hires new equity, diversity and inclusion directorJun 21, 2021 5:30 am - Anthony Ramos will join Elgin Community College as its new executive director of equity, diversity and inclusion starting July 6. The college board recently approved hir...
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Evanston author's book offers tips on how white people can better support BlacksJun 19, 2021 1:00 am - The killing of George Floyd was a catalyst for calls to end racism, racial injustice and police brutality, but it also stirred the conscience of a nation and prompted ma...
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Suburbs to mark new Juneteenth holiday with parades, remembrance starting FridayJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story should have read two Wheaton churches came together for a Juneteenth gathering to show solidarity. A unity motorcade...
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Juneteenth becomes official state holidayJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The day that marks the anniversary of the day in 1865 when some of the last enslaved Americans learned that they had been freed is now an official state ho...
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Aurora development takes off as growing hub for Asian businessesJun 14, 2021 5:30 am - Thirty-five miles west of Chicago's Chinatown, an emerging Asian-themed lifestyle center in Aurora is on its way to becoming a suburban hub for Asian businesses. Chinese...