Religion
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Islamic group announces $580,000 settlement with Des PlainesJun 06, 2017 1:00 am - Des Plaines has agreed to pay a Muslim group $580,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming aldermen wrongfully denied a request to open a mosque in the city, officials said duri...
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Celebrate feast of SS. Crocifisso in Des PlainesJun 05, 2017 11:00 pm - The 21st annual Italian Feast of SS. Crocifisso will be celebrated Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11, on the grounds of Maryville Academy, 1150 N. River Road, Des Plai...
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Holocaust survivor, 94: 'Love is always stronger than hate'Jun 05, 2017 1:00 am - It's a painful, annual ritual when Joyce Wagner steps onto a stage in a high school auditorium and relives her memories from the Auschwitz concentration camp. No one cou...
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Fox Valley Presbyterian has served 20,352 meals at community dinnersJun 04, 2017 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Presbyterian Church is celebrating 20,352 - that's not a year or a typo. 20,352 is the number of meals served during the Third Friday Free Community Dinners a...
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Learn about Holocaust story with author Marty Brounstein June 11Jun 04, 2017 11:00 pm - On Sunday, June 11, First Congregational Church of Elgin, 256 E. Chicago St., will host Marty Brounstein, author of "Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in t...
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Tone-deaf pope sings at Catholic Charismatic rally
Jun 03, 2017 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis joined thousands of Charismatic Catholics, Pentecostals and evangelicals at a rousing rally Saturday aimed at showing Christians united in praye...
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Prince of Peace UMC Hosting Vacation Bible School in JulyJun 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Prince of Peace UMC, located at Arlington Heights Road and Devon Avenue in Elk Grove Village, is hosting a community Vacation Bible School from July 9 through July 12. T...
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Des Plaines council to vote on settling Muslim bias suitJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - The U.S. Justice Department and Des Plaines have reached a tentative settlement agreement in a lawsuit claiming the city unfairly denied a Muslim group from opening a pl...
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Grand Annual Interfaith Iftar Dinner at Muslim Community Center in Morton GroveJun 01, 2017 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 the Muslim Educational Center, in Morton Grove, organized a citywide effort to bring other faiths into mosques during the Muslim holy month of R...
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Des Plaines Mass to celebrate 55 years of priesthoodMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - A mass in celebration of Rev. John Smyth's 55 years of priesthood will occur 11 a.m. Sunday, June 4, at the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at 1170 N. River Roa...