Little Villages’ Luis Centeno spent nearly a decade in prison, now he’s a small business owner who is extending a second chance to the city's most vulnerable residents. Plus, Hayley Orlinsky may be little, but she is fierce. The 8-year-old from Jefferson Park fought back against her bullies by extending friendship and raised $50,000 in the process. And we shout out Yasmina Blackburn, the Elk Grove Village mother who helped bring Muslim representation to the American Girl doll line.

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