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Elgin-area barbershops offer free back-to-school haircuts for students in need

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. ....

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Illinois has most Muslims per capita in the U.S.

Illinois has most Muslims per capita in the U.S.
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Suburban Mosaic: Aurora marks Puerto Rican community's 50 years of contributions

Aurora s Puerto Rican community this week is marking 50 years of heritage and activism in the state s second-largest city. ....

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Round Lake Beach chief retiring after helping police reflect more of suburb's diversity

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. ....

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First demographic report on Illinois Muslims is underway

First demographic report on Illinois Muslims is underway
Dilara Sayeed
Updated 12/20/2020 8:09 AM
The first comprehensive demographic report on Illinois Muslims is underway and initial findings are expected to be completed by fall 2021.
The Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition is partnering with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and the University of Illinois Chicago to produce the report, which will provide a detailed portrait of Muslims statewide.

It s to develop a much needed evidence-based needs, opportunities and demographics assessment of a diverse community that is often invisible, misunderstood and inaccurately portrayed, said Dilara Sayeed, president and co-founder of the Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition and a former Naperville Unit District 203 teacher. Illinois is home to one of the largest populations of Muslims in America. They are Black, because Nation of Islam has roots here. ....

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