Religion
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US Catholic bishops decry Trump's immigration raids upending church lifeSep 12, 2025 4:23 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of top U.S. Catholic bishops and nuns on the front lines of the country's immigration conflict have decried the Trump administration’s hard-line...
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FaithBridge’s annual Creation Care event set for Sept. 21Sep 11, 2025 7:42 pm - Local interfaith organization FaithBridge will host Creation Care, a Conservation Celebration, on Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Pleasant Valley Conservation Area in Woodstock. Engage in hands-on environmental stewardship, learning, play, reflection, and activities that promote a deeper connection to the earth and each other.
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Shepherd of the Prairie Church presents adult study on half-truthsSep 11, 2025 3:15 pm - Beginning on the weekend of Sept. 12, a five-week adult study series on “Half-Truths” will be facilitated by Jan Spees at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley.
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Find hope and joy in hard timesSep 10, 2025 3:38 pm - Annettee Budzban says that we need to find hope even when things are difficult.
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St. Raphael Catholic Church welcomes Father Christopher LankfordSep 10, 2025 1:24 pm - Father Chris Lankford has been appointed to serve at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Naperville. He joins the pastoral team to foster faith, community, and spiritual growth.
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Gary UMC in Wheaton to host book launch and signingSep 10, 2025 12:47 pm - Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton is hosting a book launch and signing on Sunday, Sept. 28 for Beth Felker Jones’ new book, “Why I Am Protestant.”
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Our Saviour’s to host virtual gala benefiting Palestinian studentsSep 10, 2025 12:26 pm - Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Naperville will host a watch party for Bright Stars of Bethlehem's Hope Abounds gala on Sept. 13, benefiting students at Dar al-Kalima University in Palestine.
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United Fall Fest returns with live music, car show and fireworksSep 10, 2025 11:54 am - The annual United Fall Fest in St. Charles features live music, a car show, food, drinks, and fireworks.This year's festival on Sept. 13 will support Lazarus House, a local charity providing shelter and support services, with a $10,000 grant.
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Bethlehem Lutheran joins in national Back to Church SundaySep 10, 2025 9:55 am - Bethlehem Lutheran Church in West Dundee is joining thousands of churches in an effort to combat social isolation through Back to Church Sunday on Sept. 21
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US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China
Sep 09, 2025 8:02 am - An AP investigation reveals that U.S. technology companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known.