A new book by Chicago-based author and journalist Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk tells stories of five Latina immigrant women who changed their lives after learning English at the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora.
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.
Glenbard Parent Series, Gilda Ross earn Changemaker Award Gilda Ross, student and community projects coordinator for Glenbard District 87, and the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families earn a Changemaker Award from the DuPage County Health Department and Prevention Leadership Team. Courtesy of Glenbard District 87
Posted12/18/2020 10:50 PM
Congratulations to Glenbard District 87 Student and Community Projects Coordinator Gilda Ross and the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families on earning a Changemaker Award from the DuPage County Health Department and Prevention Leadership Team.
The award honors individuals, organizations and communities who are leading the way in prevention efforts and going above and beyond to protect young people in DuPage County by making positive change in the community. It recognizes those who work tirelessly on prevention efforts and advocate for strong prevention policies or campaigns focused on prevention