Religion
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New pastor to be installed at Bartlett’s Living Lord Lutheran ChurchAug 25, 2025 4:50 pm - Living Lord Lutheran Church in Bartlett will install Rev. Kristian Johnson as its new pastor on Sept. 14 in a special service involving ELCA leaders.
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James Dobson, influential founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, dies age 89
Aug 21, 2025 10:09 am - Dr. James Dobson, a child psychologist who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ ...
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Marriage takes workAug 20, 2025 3:04 pm - Annettee Budzban offers advice to newlyweds.
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Aurora church host community fall festival Sept. 7Aug 20, 2025 12:49 pm - New England Congregational Church in Aurora is hosting an outdoor community fall festival on Sunday, Sept. 7.
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The ‘Godwink’ that led to a touching farewellAug 20, 2025 10:59 am - A series of coincidences led the Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos to connect with a dying friend to say goodbye, thanks to discovering an old article filed by his late father-in-law.
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Israel approves settlement project that could divide the West Bank
Aug 20, 2025 7:51 am - Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and rights groups say could destroy hopes for a future Palestinian state.
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Trinity Lutheran Church delivers bicycles to families in needAug 20, 2025 1:02 am - Good News Garage accepts donated vehicles and bicycles, repairs them, and delivers them to those in need, including recent immigrants.
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Join in ‘Bike to Church Sunday’ at Gary UMC in WheatonAug 19, 2025 10:40 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton invites all to bike to worship on Aug. 31 service, enjoy refreshments and fellowship afterwards.
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Acclaimed author Tish Harrison Warren to speak at Wheaton College’s Wade CenterAug 19, 2025 9:52 pm - On Oct. 9, the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College is hosting a lecture by Tish Harrison Warren, an Anglican priest and author, on “Waiting on the Slow Work of God: How the Habit of Hope Transforms Us.”
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Local teacher honored for 25 years at Elgin’s St. John’s Lutheran SchoolAug 19, 2025 4:08 pm - As the new school year began, St. John’s Lutheran Church and School celebrated preschool teacher Linda Childers in her 25th year of teaching.