Religion
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$60 million Guadalupe basilica shelved as too expensiveDec 24, 2015 12:00 am - It may not be the $60 million basilica they first envisioned, but leaders of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe are embarking on scaled-down plans to renovate an existi...
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Pope Francis awarded prestigious German European unity prize
Dec 23, 2015 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Pope Francis has been named as the winner of the International Charlemagne Prize, awarded annually by the German city of Aachen for contributions to Europe...
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Atheist banner cut down in Arlington HeightsDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - A Chicago Coalition of Reason banner near Arlington Heights' Christmas display at North School Park on the 400 block of North Arlington Heights Road was taken down Tuesd...
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Top stories in Northwest suburbs in 2015Dec 23, 2015 12:00 am - Schools were the source of the biggest news stories in the Northwest suburbs in 2015, with a battle over the locker room rights of a transgender student in District 211 ...
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Report: Wheaton College, suspended professor in stalemateDec 22, 2015 12:00 am - Talks between Wheaton College officials and a political science professor who was suspended after saying Christians and Muslims worship the same God have reached a stale...
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Former Joliet Diocese bishop Joseph Imesch diesDec 22, 2015 12:00 am - A former bishop who led the Joliet Diocese through a period of major growth but came under fire for his handling of clergy sex abuse cases died Tuesday morning, Diocese ...
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Expect a miracle in your life this ChristmasDec 21, 2015 10:00 pm - "I will remember your miracles!" - Psalm 77:11 (NIV) "Expect a miracle!" For several years, I had carried those same three words on a small card in my purse. I have bee...
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Pope praises diplomatic accords on Libyan, Syrian conflicts
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St. James Parish in Arlington Heights continues holiday tradition of helping the poorDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - If certain families in need on Chicago's West Side are able to enjoy a Christmas meal, they can thank the persistence of members of St. James Parish in Arlington Heights...
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Mother Teresa to be made a saint after pope OKs miracle