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Transgender youth: 'Forced outing' bills make schools unsafe

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and SEAN MURPHY
Mar 22, 2023 2:49 PM - As hundreds of bills nationwide take aim at nearly every facet of transgender existence, from health care to athletics to bathroom access, trans kids and their families say certain proposals could eliminate one of the last remaining safe havens to explore their identities: K-12 public schools.
North Central College names new president

By Kevin Schmit
Mar 22, 2023 2:07 PM - Anita Thomas has been named president of North Central College in Naperville and becomes the first person of color to hold the position.
Making history: Aurora University names a Latina as president

By Alicia Fabbre
Mar 13, 2023 3:55 PM - A Ball State University provost and vice president for executive affairs will head to Aurora this summer to lead Aurora University.
Suburban mosque hosting community meeting on earthquake relief

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Mar 13, 2023 5:30 AM - The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago's Syrian/Türkiye Task Force will host a community meeting Thursday in Willowbrook to discuss earthquake relief.
Women's Day events highlight gaps in gender equality

By CIARÁN GILES and MARI YAMAGUCHI
Mar 8, 2023 3:23 PM - From demands for constitutional rights in Islamabad to calls for economic parity in Manila, Paris and Madrid, International Women's Day demonstrations in cities around the world Wednesday highlighted the unfinished work of providing equity for half of the planet's population.
UN: Afghanistan is world's most repressive country for women

By RAHIM FAIEZ
Mar 8, 2023 7:23 AM - Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their basic rights, the United Nations said Wednesday.
Fremd graduate makes Broadway debut as Christine in iconic 'Phantom'

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Mar 6, 2023 5:30 AM - Emilie Kouatchou, a 2015 graduate of William Fremd High School in Palatine, made her Broadway debut as Christine Daaé in "The Phantom of the Opera" playing in New York City.
'So much more personal': Waubonsie Valley band to play Hindustani piece for South Asian families

By Kevin Schmit
Mar 1, 2023 6:19 AM - The Waubonsie Valley High School wind ensemble will perform a Hindustani musical piece written by renowned composer Reena Esmail that will be particularly personal for the many students of South Asian descent.
Trans people face 'horrifying' rhetoric at statehouses

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Feb 27, 2023 11:03 AM - A Little Rock pharmacist's testimony before a legislative committee about gender affirming care for minors resulted in an Arkansas lawmaker asking about her genitalia. The exchange highlights the type of hostile rhetoric that transgender people say they're facing at statehouses across the country.
Stevenson senior aims to ensure 'all groups have their stories told'

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Feb 27, 2023 6:22 AM - Rishabh Wuppalapati, a senior at Stevenson High School, is the founder and director of the You Project, an organization dedicated to promoting geographic literacy and ethnic and cultural awareness nationwide.

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