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The sale of the Dick’s Sporting Goods building could pave the way for an Asian grocer and multicultural retail in Burnsville Center.

Tuesday marks the start of two big events on the calendar -- Black History Month and the Chinese Lunar New Year. Throughout February, suburban communities, schools and colleges, libraries, and religious and secular groups will commemorate and celebrate the contributions of people of African descent.

The Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations 52nd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Dinner and Concert will be Nov. 13 at the Renaissance Hotel in Schaumburg. "The agenda is to bring people together and try to engender more understanding and get more people behind issues," said Dr. George Motto of Arlington Heights, event marketing director.

After an Asian man opened an Asian grocery store in a strip mall, it attracted 33 new Asian businesses to join what is now Pacifica Square.

Aurora, 6 other Illinois cities named most diverse in America: study By FOX 32 Digital Staff Published  CHICAGO - Aurora has been named one of the most diverse cities in America, according to a recent national study. Personal finance website Wallethub profiled the demographics of over 500 of the largest cities in the nation based on five categories - cultural, religious, household, socioeconomic and economic. The study found that the west suburban Chicago city was the fourteenth-most diverse c...

Updated 4/2/2021 8:00 AM Most candidates vying for a contested seat on the Aurora City Council say theyre encouraged by economic development taking place in the states second-largest city, though they have varying ideas for how and where to prioritize growth moving forward. Voters have a choice for alderman in three wards, as well as for the at-large seat, in the April 6 election.   In the 4th Ward, incumbent William Donnell is facing John Bell. Ward 7 is a race between incumbent Scheketa Hart...