Religion
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First Catholic church comes to Mount Prospect in 1949Jul 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Catholicism came to Mount Prospect in 1949 when St. Raymond de Penafort celebrated its first Mass in the basement of Mount Prospect School District 57's 1920s-era brick ...
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Congregation Kneseth Israel welcomes community to July 30 picnicJul 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin will host its annual community picnic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 30, at SEBA Park and Playground in South Elgin. It will fe...
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Vatican court rejects motions to dismiss in hospital case
Jul 18, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - A Vatican tribunal rejected attempts by two former executives of the pope's children's hospital to dismiss an embezzlement case, asserting Tuesday it...
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Vatican trial dawns for alleged misuse of hospital donations
Jul 17, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Other than St. Peter's Basilica, there is hardly better real estate in Vatican City than the sprawling penthouse apartment in the Vatican gardens, wh...
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Russian Supreme Court upholds ban on Jehovah's Witnesses
Jul 17, 2017 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of its nationwide ban on the Jehovah's Witnesses religious denomination. The court's appeals chamber has uphe...
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Magnificent Guru Purnima Celebration by Mahant Swami Maharaj at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, ChicagoJul 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago IL: On 20 July 2012, in the presence of senior Swamis in Amdavad, His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj revealed that His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj would be his...
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Russian pastor to share message at Immanuel Batavia this weekendJul 16, 2017 11:00 pm - This weekend, Pastor Yaroslav Boychenko is preaching at Immanuel Lutheran Church and School, 950 Hart Road in Batavia. The community is invited to attend and hear his in...
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EXCHANGE: Uncovering history of Miller Grove in Pope County
Jul 15, 2017 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The story of Miller Grove, a small community of freed African-Americans who settled in Pope County in 1844, is slowly coming into focus through t...
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Constable: Author still walks with angels 25 years laterJul 15, 2017 1:00 am - A deeply religious Arlington Heights housewife with five kids, Joan Wester Anderson hung a clothesline in the Kroch's & Brentano's bookstore at Randhurst Mall in Mount P...
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No Whining: Pope's humor intact despite rough few weeks
Jul 14, 2017 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis hasn't lost his sense of humor despite a rough few weeks of clamorous exits of top Vatican officials and some other negative headlines. ...