Religion
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St. Mary of Huntley Knights receive Star Council Award from Illinois State Knights of Columbus CouncilDec 28, 2015 10:00 pm - The St. Mary of Huntley Knights of Columbus Council 11666 has earned the distinction of Star Council for the 20141-2015 fraternal year. The organization's headquarters, ...
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Trinity's Kilner wins Christianity Today 2016 book awardDec 28, 2015 12:00 am - John F. Kilner, the Forman Chair of Christian Ethics and Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, received the top honor in the theology and ethics category of t...
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Celebrate early 'New Year's Eve in Greenland' at Tree of Life UUDec 27, 2015 10:00 pm - The Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry, will offer revelers with an early bed time the opportunity to celebrate "New Year...
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Mother Teresa felt pain 'of God not wanting me'
Dec 27, 2015 4:18 am - The Vatican announced recently that Pope Francis will canonize Mother Teresa, perhaps the most famous Catholic sister in modern times. She will, perhaps in several month...
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Incredible 'homeless' art pieces find haven in LibertyvilleDec 25, 2015 4:30 am - Works of art that some regard as well beyond a feat of remarkable craftsmanship line the walls of a windowless old warehouse on a side street in Libertyville. But the st...
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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...