Liam John Smith

Liam John Smith, Wright College’s 2023 salutatorian, was born in Ukraine and joined his parents in Chicago about 10 years…

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Cristian Olivares

Cristian Olivares, born on the south side of Chicago, is a young entrepreneur with a plan, but he never intended…

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Dr. Quintin Williams

Dr. Quintin Williams’ lives by a simple motto: everything will work out the way it’s supposed to.

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Olga Sanchez

Olga Sanchez, Daley College’s 2023 salutatorian, grew up in a bilingual household, where Spanish was her first language.

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Esmeralda Cirilo

Esmeralda Cirilo, Harold Washington College’s 2023 salutatorian, grew up in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood and attended Community Links High School.…

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Cate Huguelet

for publications like Chicago Magazine, Lonely Planet, New York Magazine, and The Guardian. While Cate enjoyed her work, she had lifelong dreams of a…

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Angel Negron

Angel Negron, a recent Harold Washington College graduate, is getting ready to transfer to Columbia College Chicago to pursue a…

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Ryan Morgia

Ryan Morgia, Kennedy-King's 2023 Valedictorian, is grateful that he is able to build his career again in a new country.…

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Sergio Alvarado

Sergio Alvarado was so committed to furthering his education at Daley College, he moved from Kansas to take courses there.

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Rencie Horst

Rencie Horst has worked as a certified nursing assistant (CNA), a call center representative, a construction worker, and a photographer…

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