Lake Villa-area girl Adriana Demos, who recently was crowned Miss Teen International 2022, advocates for ending gender disparity in sports and male-dominated vocations through the organization she founded called Equally Equipped and through her partnerships with Wrestle Like a Girl, Skills USA and Girls Inc.
Suburban Indian Americans will mark India s 75th Independence Day with a celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Peterson Park, 16652 N. Buffalo Grove Road in Lincolnshire.
For the second year, several Elgin-area barbershops will provide free haircuts for students in need Aug. 14 before they head back to school. Haircuts and hairdos will be offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin, 355 Dundee Ave., Elgin. It is open to students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
The Government of Japan has decided to provide grant assistance to the Government of Nepal in the amount of up to 376,000,000 Japanese Yen for implementing the Project for Human Resourc .
My journey to this promised land and 26 years of waiting for this moment culminated Thursday with my U.S. citizenship test. Soon, I will make a promise of my own to my chosen home when I take the oath of citizenship and pledge my allegiance.