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Van Gilmer, a civil rights activist, was part of the "Empowering the Diverse Voice" panel hosted by the Muslim Community Center in Morton Grove on Nov. 20, 2016.

Morton Grove interfaith event aimed at addressing discrimination fears

May 12, 2019 at 9:51 p.m.

An employee of Chicago's Commission on Human Relations told a group of roughly 200 people gathered at a Morton Grove mosque recently that he's been bothered by some of President-elect...

Man who killed Island Lake woman sentenced to 56 years in prison

May 22, 2019 at 10:45 p.m.

A "career criminal" who was found guilty of stabbing a woman to death in her Island Lake home is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison. Howard...

Rev. Bob Oldershaw, pastor emeritus of St. Nicholas Parish of Evanston, led the closing prayer, as Mohammed Saiduzzaman, center, president of the Dar-us-Sunnah Masjid and Community Center of Evanston, and Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, right, looks on, following an interfaith rally Sunday, at Fountain Square in Evanston.

Evanston rally a show of solidarity against anti-immigrant, Muslim proposals

May 12, 2019 at 9:51 p.m.

Tahera Ahmad told the hundreds gathered Sunday afternoon at Fountain Square in Evanston that a Jewish friend had called her a few days earlier and said, "Tahera, if there is...

Officials: District 65, union reach tentative agreement on contract

May 12, 2019 at 9:51 p.m.

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 administration and board of education announced a tentative three-year contract agreement with the district's teachers union Monday afternoon, staving off the possibility of a strike....

Parents want Evanston high school to bring back Hebrew class

May 12, 2019 at 9:51 p.m.

A few Evanston Township High School parents and others appealed to school board members at a board of education meeting last week to continue to offer an entry-level Hebrew language...

More than 100 people attended a community conversation hosted by the Oak Park Regional Housing Center at the Pilgrim Congregational Church on Nov. 17.

In Oak Park, more than 100 join community conversation on election results

May 8, 2019 at 11:36 a.m.

Following Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, Oak Park resident John Rees said he was compelled to come out to a community conversation event because "I feel like there's...

Wally Bobkiewicz, pictured here on Aug. 18, 2016, said Evanston officials will discuss the meaning of being a sanctuary city in the wake of other cities, including Chicago, reaffirming their status as sanctuary cities.

Evanston to revisit city’s ‘sanctuary’ resolution adopted in 2008

May 12, 2019 at 9:51 p.m.

Evanston officials will consider over the coming months what it means to be a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants, according to City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz. Municipalities around the country, including...

Supporters of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Principal Cathy Hamilton are shown at an Oak Park District 97 Board of Education meeting on Nov. 15. A dozen teachers and parents spoke out in support of Hamilton's desire to stay on as principal through the 2019-20 school year.

Colleagues, district parents back Oak Park school principal’s quest to extend contract

May 8, 2019 at 11:36 a.m.

A dozen teachers and parents spoke out in support of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Principal Cathy Hamilton at an Oak Park District 97 Board of Education meeting on Nov. 15....

Anthony Clark speaks at a Community for Unity Rally he hosted Saturday at Scoville Park in Oak Park. The event was held in response to Donald Trump's presidential victory

‘It’s not a time for isolation’: Speakers at Oak Park rally react to Trump’s victory

May 8, 2019 at 11:35 a.m.

While holding a sign made by her daughter that read "Do The Most Good," Oak Park resident Christine Fenno urged the roughly 200 people gathered on the southern edge of...

(Far right) Vanessa Gallegos, a student representative on the Leyden District 212 board, told board members Wednesday night that some students are worried about their families in the wake of Donald Trump's election.

Leyden officials ask students upset over Trump’s election to ‘talk rather than walk’

May 10, 2019 at 11:41 p.m.

Leyden School District 212 officials said they met with about 32 students on Friday afternoon at West Leyden High School after some students considered staging a walkout protest over concerns...

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