Spreads Awareness Of LGBTQ Persecution: Des Plaines Star Student

DES PLAINES, IL — Star Students are found in classrooms, on concert and theater stages and at debate lecterns, and out in the community doing good things to make life better for all of us. Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize Star Students, and we’re working to tell the stories of these outstanding kids to their neighbors. This submission comes from Kumar Faliki, who nominated Mohmed (11th Grade) of Des Plaines. Faliki knows Mohmed from Maine East High School. Why do you believe the star local...