CHICAGO - Dr Suresh Reddy has been elected one of the Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook in the 06 April 2021 polls. Dr Reddy was on the 3-candidate slate that its team-leader Dr Gopal Lalmalani had pushed into the elections. All three won. The other two victors are: Laurence Herman, and Jim Nagle. Dr Suresh Reddy secured 20.2 percent of the total votes polled. Of the six contestants, he ranked at third position. Dr Suresh Reddy replaces Trustee Moin Saiyed, a known face in the Oak Brook polity who finishes his 4-year term. Moin Saiyed was first elected in the year 2007.

SCHAUMBURG – The Federation of India Associations (FIA) has announced its Year-2021 programs of which the ‘India Independence Day Car Rally’ is the star attraction. It was announced at the press conference that was convened at the Schaumburg Banquet Hall here on 07 April 2021. FIA President Rajesh Patel presided over the Press Conference. Rajesh Patel said that the year 2021 is going to witness a long series of events that shall attract an active community involvement. FIA Executive present at the Press Conference included: Rajesh Patel, Hemant Patel, Sohan Joshi, Vinod Patel, Prachi Jaitley, Amar Upadhyay, Hina Patel, and Tribhuvan Gaur.

CHICAGO – At the first ever live concert in Chicago, its organizer Mir Ali Launched a California-based singer Dr Rizwana Zareen; and also honored Ustad Puran Vyas, Chicago famous Tabla maestro. The dinner-concert was organized at a brilliantly decorated banquet hall at the outskirts of Chicago in Lombard. Being the first live concert of the post-Pandemic era, the event attracted a big audience.

The U.S. has received enough electronic applications during the initial registration period to reach the 2022 fiscal year cap for the H-1B foreign workers visa, the most sought-after work visa among Indian professionals.

"Henceforth, an OCI cardholder travelling on the strength of an existing OCI card bearing old passport number is not required to carry the old passport. However, carrying the new (current) passport is mandatory," the embassy said.

CHICAGO - Uma Katiki is a women of substance. Harbinger of women self-reliance, Uma Katiki is a ray of hope for the under-privileged women. When it comes to domestic violence, Uma is the first to hold its victims’ hand. Multiple examples can be citied where Uma Katiki’s intervention resulted in uplifting the downtrodden women. Her subsequent continuous support made these victims self reliant.

The Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA) will be celebrating its 21st Convention on the Fourth of July weekend — from July 1st to 6th, 2021. It has been planned as a virtual event.

Prominent Sikh Democrat Thakar Singh Basati has been fielded for the post of Trustee of Palatine Township near Chicago. The elections to the Palatine Township Board are scheduled for 06 April 2021.

February is the “American Heart Month” to raise awareness of heart disease and promote “Healthy Heart” lifestyles. Heart disease is the number one Global Public Health problem. South Asians are at a four-times greater risk of heart disease than their western counterparts and have a greater chance of having a heart attack before 50 years of age. Heart attacks strike South Asian Men and Women at younger ages, and as a result, both morbidity and mortality are higher among them compared to any other ethnic group. They tend to develop heart disease ten years earlier than other groups.

Dr. Suresh Reddy is in the race for Trustee of the Village of Oak Brook in Illinois. Elections are on 06 April 2021. Dr. Suresh Reddy is among the six candidates contesting for three vacancies of Trustee position. Dr Suresh is the Former President of the physicians’ national organization named AAPI while Oak Brook is a salubrious village that was quit by Mac Donald Headquarters recently when the company moved out to Chicago.