Articles filed under Diversity
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Faithful return to Des Plaines shrine to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec 11, 2021 8:19 PM - Thousands of pilgrims flocked Saturday to Des Plaines for a celebration at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Suburban Mosaic: District 214, League of Women Voters to host talk about race
Dec 6, 2021 5:30 AM - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 and the League of Women Voters of Arlington Heights and surrounding areas are partnering to host a talk about race on Dec. 15.
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Japanese Americans who rebuilt lives in the suburbs reflect on Pearl Harbor trauma, legacy
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Oral arguments to begin Tuesday in redistricting cases
Dec 3, 2021 4:18 PM - A three-judge federal court panel in Chicago will begin hearing oral arguments Tuesday in three cases that could determine the makeup of state legislative maps in the Chicago area and Metro East region for the next 10 years. -
Meet the Daily Herald's inaugural Diversity Advisory Panel members
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Retired Harper educator's memoir named winner of Illinois competition
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Appointment of former Mount Prospect trustee leads to complaints about lack of diversity
Nov 18, 2021 6:15 PM - Mount Prospect Mayor Paul Hoefert appointed former political rival William Grossi to a seat on the village's finance commission this week, a move that drew criticism from those calling for more diversity on the town's volunteer commissions. -
'Dream of Dr. King is dead': Leaders emphasize need for action at MLK dinner in Schaumburg
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South Barrington teen's fashion nonprofit helps refugee women
Nov 14, 2021 9:03 AM - From a young age, Barrington High School senior Nurayn Khan had an interest in fashion and designing her own line of modest and organic clothing. The 16-year-old wanted to be part of the solution, not the problem created by the fast-fashion industry. She channeled her passion into launching a nonprofit clothing company -- with the help of her mother, Shazia -- that educates and employs refugee Muslim women as seamstresses. -
GOP, advocacy groups submit changes to legislative district maps in court
Nov 11, 2021 4:55 PM - Plaintiffs in three lawsuits challenging the new legislative district maps that Democrats pushed through the General Assembly earlier this year have submitted their proposed changes, which would create more Latino- and Black-majority districts in Cook County and the Metro East region.
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