Religion
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC hosts family Christmas Eve serviceDec 16, 2025 9:42 pm - People of all ages will participate in sharing the story of the birth of Jesus at the 4 p.m. Christmas Eve family service at Gary United Methodist Church, 224 N. Main S...
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Bartlett’s Living Lord Lutheran Church hosts candlelight services and Pop-Up PageantDec 16, 2025 8:37 pm - Living Lord Lutheran Church in Bartlett is hosting three candlelight Christmas Eve services on Dec. 24: two contemporary family services at noon and 3 p.m., and a traditional service at 9 p.m.
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Celebrate Christmas with carols and candlelight at Geneva churchDec 16, 2025 7:55 pm - The United Methodist Church of Geneva is inviting the community to celebrate Christmas with three candlelight services.
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Geneva Unitarian church celebrates Christmas with three holiday servicesDec 16, 2025 7:34 pm - The Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva invites everyone in the community to celebrate the joys of the Christmas season at three special services, each to be held in the church’s historic sanctuary
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Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group
Dec 16, 2025 7:36 am - A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State,” Australia’s federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday.
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Aurora’s oldest free Christmas display opens for its 74th yearDec 15, 2025 3:26 pm - Illinois' oldest outdoor free Christmas display opened in Aurora, featuring a blocks-long display of lawn signs and cut-out figures on homeowners' lawns.
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‘We will not cower’: Suburban Jewish community mark Hanukkah in wake of Australia attackDec 14, 2025 8:20 pm - As suburban Jews looked forward to lighting the first menorah candles on Hanukkah, they were stricken by the news that a massacre during a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia claimed the lives of at least 15 people.
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Catholic pilgrims gathering in Des Plaines for annual feastDec 11, 2025 5:56 pm - Catholic pilgrims have converged on the Maryville Academy campus in Des Plaines for a two-day religious gathering that commemorates reported visions of Jesus' mother, Mary, near Mexico City in 1531.
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Christmas memories bring back happy timesDec 10, 2025 2:34 pm - Annettee Budzban says that warm memories can bring back happy times.
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Oswego church hosts display of 60 nativity scenes from around the worldDec 10, 2025 2:01 pm - Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist in Oswego hosted its 21st annual exhibit of nativity sets from around the world on Dec. 5.