A $10,000 corporate donation to Oakton College in Des Plaines will fund an endowed scholarship, the school announced.
The money came from Acuity Brands, which includes Des Plaines-based Juno Lighting.
Oakton College in Des Plaines is marking Hispanic Heritage Month by holding free public events and supporting local Latino food vendors and business owners.
Kiran Deol needed two surgeries after being hit in the face with a bottle in a racist attack outside a 7-Eleven in December. Now, mostly recovered from her injuries, Deol has turned her experience into a stand-up act playing Thursday at Zanies Comedy Club in Rosemont.