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Retired Harper educator's memoir named winner of Illinois competition

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Nov 22, 2021 4:20 PM - When Pascuala Herrera started chronicling her life story, she wasn't planning on publishing it. And then the pandemic happened. Now, Herrera's book is the winner of the Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project's first Spanish-language contest, De La Pagina a La Fama.
'Dream of Dr. King is dead': Leaders emphasize need for action at MLK dinner in Schaumburg

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Nov 14, 2021 10:16 PM - The Rev. Clyde Brooks of Arlington Heights, chairman of the Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations, called for urgent action to fight "evil" in this country. Brooks made the remark Saturday to a crowd of roughly 600 people at the commission's 52nd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Dinner and Concert in Schaumburg.
Dream unrealized: Ahead of MLK dinner in Schaumburg, suburbanites say King's dream requires work

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Nov 11, 2021 5:30 AM - Honoring the legacy of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. requires more than just the annual tributes through speeches, dinners, and remembrances. Suburbanites who believe King's dream remains unfulfilled 53 years later are calling people to action. They atypically will celebrate King's legacy of unity Saturday at a pandemic-delayed dinner in Schaumburg.
Chicago-area Muslim group launches anti-bullying initiative

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Nov 8, 2021 6:17 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-bullying initiative.
Illinois youth unemployment at staggering levels during pandemic

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Nov 2, 2021 6:09 AM - At the height of the pandemic, youth unemployment rates skyrocketed in Illinois. In 2020, it soared to a staggering 23.3% -- 29% among Black youth and 25.7% among Hispanic youth. Suburban workforce development centers offer a variety of services to help empower youth to find jobs.
'Bringing together the cultures': All-white Arlington Heights church welcomes first Black pastor

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Oct 30, 2021 5:56 PM - 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. Now, he and his wife Marilyn, the only Black members of their church, are trying to help the congregation revitalize and grow.
MLK remembrance dinner, concert returns to Schaumburg Nov. 13

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Oct 25, 2021 6:14 AM - The Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations' 52nd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Dinner and Concert will be Nov. 13 at the Renaissance Hotel in Schaumburg. "The agenda is to bring people together and try to engender more understanding and get more people behind issues," said Dr. George Motto of Arlington Heights, event marketing director.
Muslim police officer is breaking barriers in Bartlett

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Oct 19, 2021 5:44 AM - Maha Ayesh of Lombard is the first in her extended Palestinian American family to become a police officer, joining the Bartlett Police Department last October. She also is the suburbs' first Muslim female police officer who wears a hijab -- an Islamic head covering.
Suburban students to help state board with diversity, equity initiatives

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Oct 11, 2021 6:13 AM - Seven suburban youths are among the 21 high school students chosen to serve on the Illinois State Board of Education's 2021-22 Student Advisory Council.
Area Islamic groups band together to help Afghan refugees

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Oct 4, 2021 11:32 AM - A coalition of Islamic groups is coming together to help new waves of Afghan refugees arriving in the Chicago area.

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