The 43-day long yatra commenced on June 30 from the twin tracks traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam in south Kashmir s Anantnag district and 14-km shorter Baltal in central Kashmir s Ganderbal district.
When former Marine Gilbert Rivera began patrolling a beat in Round Lake Beach 23 years ago, he was among a minority of Latino police officers in the suburbs and the percentage of the town s Hispanic population barely had broken into double digits. "As the town has become more diverse, so has our police department," said Rivera, 50, who retired Friday after nearly six years as the village s police chief.
After a journey of more than 9,000 miles from Chennai, India to Chicago with some detours and living nearly 26 years in this country, finally I am preparing for my U.S. citizenship test this month. On this Fourth, I m reflecting on what it means to belong someplace and what citizenship truly means.
Thousands of Muslims are expected to gather for the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Chicago s annual Eid Fest July 15-17, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road in Wheaton.