Afghan migrant gains U S citizenship amid hardship and hope
Farah Ahmedi, an Afghan survivor of a land mine explosion and family losses, becomes a U S citizen at a Chicago naturalization ceremony. She studied at North Central College, started Farah's Wings of Hope, and reflects on America as a second chance while her mother copes with trauma.
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Alyce Litz
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Associated Press
Tamim Ansary
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Good Morning America
Simon & Schuster
Fatima
Wings of Hope
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Voters in Illinois cast early ballots on King Day coast to coast
On Martin Luther King Jr Day Chicago and many counties opened all 51 early voting sites and urged residents to vote early to honor the civil rights leader. With Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton on the ballot, turnout surged as seniors led participation and churches organized events to boost participation before the February 5 primary.
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Julia Montgomery
Illinois
Martin Luther King Jr
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King
Tony Dumas
Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church
Barack Obama
Dr. King
Tony Land
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
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Dumas
Alexander County
Cairo
Nancy Kline
Three charged in $5 million cocaine seizure in Country Club Hills
Cook County sheriffs say Candace Keough 29 Brandon Roy 28 both of Gary Indiana and Desere Howard 24 of St Paul Minnesota are charged with possession after a surveillance nab led to 49 kilos of cocaine thousand grams of marijuana two weapons and six thousand five hundred dollars found at the scene Bond set at one million each. Police say the arrests followed a traffic stop at a Country Club Hills home.
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Brandon Roy
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Desere Howard
St. Paul
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Aquatics Programs at SIUC Recreation Center
Siuc offers adult group swim lessons for fitness CPR AED and yoga with various styles. The program list includes pirates and PIY activities. For details visit www.siu.edu/rss or call the Student Recreation Center.
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