Articles filed under Diversity
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With a Pulitzer and now a top Tony, 'A Strange Loop' makes history
Jun 12, 2022 10:58 PM - "A Strange Loop," an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on Sunday, as voters celebrated Broadway's most racially diverse season by choosing an envelope-pushing Black voice.
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Batavia officials raise rainbow flag, hear about LGBTQ+ needs, eventsJun 7, 2022 11:25 AM - Batavia officials raised a gay pride flag Monday night and then heard about programs for LGBTQ+ youth, celebrations for adults, and more during a city council meeting.
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Youthage Culinary in Mundelein teaches kids how to be healthy through cookingJun 7, 2022 6:00 AM - Youthage Culinary, a nonprofit cooking school in Mundelein, gives kids of all ages hands-on training to learn knife handling, various cooking techniques, safety in the kitchen and leadership skills.
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Pride flag now flying over Buffalo Grove's Ernie Karge Rotary Village GreenJun 7, 2022 6:00 AM - With local and state officials and LGBTQ+ supporters watching, Prairie View resident Bob Pinta hoisted the rainbow Pride flag over the Ernie Karge Rotary Village Green in Buffalo Grove.
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Grayslake speller makes it to Scripps National Spelling Bee finals
Jun 6, 2022 7:08 AM - Grayslake speller Sahasrad Sathish was among 13 finalists competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals Thursday.
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'It's competing the way sports should be': Suburban Special Olympians competing in USA Games
Jun 5, 2022 8:31 AM - Roughly 25 suburban athletes and 105 Special Olympics Team Illinois members, Unified Partners, coaches and staff participating in this week's 2022 Special Olympics USA Games beginning today through Sunday, June 12.
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St. Charles raises rainbow flag for first time in its history to celebrate Pride Month
Jun 2, 2022 4:40 PM - St. Charles Mayor Lora Vitek on Wednesday raised the first Pride flag in the city's history.
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Amid Supreme Court decision, suburban boards wrestle with whether to fly Pride flagJun 2, 2022 5:10 AM - On Wednesday, rainbow-colored flags were hoisted outside homes, businesses and churches for the start of Pride Month to celebrate the LGBTQ community in the suburbs and beyond. The flag also went up at some government-owned properties, including village halls, parks and libraries -- some being raised there for the first time.
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'Creatures of a Dream World': Alebrije artists create huge sculptures for Cantigny Park displayJun 1, 2022 12:36 PM - A stroll through the blooming gardens of Cantigny Park in Wheaton becomes an encounter with alebrijes, surreal animal hybrids brought to life by six visiting artists from Mexico.
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Aurora honors fallen hometown hero with street dedication
May 30, 2022 8:28 AM - Marine Cpl. Sara Medina of Aurora died while serving on a humanitarian aid relief mission in central Nepal seven years ago this month. The city of Aurora honored Medina's sacrifice Sunday with her family and friends, dedicating a street in her name near her childhood home.
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