Religion
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Public menorah lightings around the globeDec 11, 2014 5:01 am - NEW YORK - Public Hanukkah celebrations are being planned around the U.S. and abroad, from a parade of menorah-topped cars in Philadelphia to a menorah lighting and conc...
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Joliet Diocese urges Catholics to reach out beyond church in ministry campaignDec 11, 2014 12:01 am - The Diocese of Joliet, led by Bishop R. Daniel Conlon, has released a Framework for Pastoral Action that focuses on the initiatives of discipleship, evangelization and c...
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Catholics flock to Our Lady of Guadalupe shrineDec 11, 2014 12:00 am - Araceli Gonzalez beamed while watching her two young children dressed like the humble peasant who would become a saint. Her son and daughter, 5 and 3, both wore simple ...
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Cardinal George receives Chicago's highest honorDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Cardinal Francis George has received Chicago's highest honor, the Medal of Merit. The Chicago City Council and Mayor Rahm Emanuel awarded the medal Wednesday to George, ...
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Christmas Sharing donates items to 900 Wheaton Warrenville familiesDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Hundreds of families in need living within the boundaries of Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 will go home with food, clothes, toys and gift certificates this weeke...
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Road closings, remote parking for Guadalupe celebrationDec 10, 2014 12:00 am - With as many as 100,000 people expected in Des Plaines Thursday and Friday, Dec. 11-12, for the overnight celebration honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe — many coming on foo...
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Illinois Holocaust Museum sponsors Student Leadership DayDec 09, 2014 10:00 pm - On Dec. 3, 164 students from 23 public and parochial schools participated in the High School Student Leadership Day hosted by the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education C...
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Keep your eye out for any divine signsDec 09, 2014 10:00 pm - "This will be a sign to you." - Luke 2:12 (NIV) A good friend of mine called and asked me if my husband could make her a sign. Jeff is a creative pin-striper and sign a...
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Soup Kettle chef cooks up good will at Elgin churchDec 09, 2014 10:00 pm - "I've always enjoyed cooking and working at the church's Soup Kettle and it is my way to pay back Elgin - which has been an ideal place to raise a family," said longtime...
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Life story: Priest made a big impact in a short timeDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - A priest credited with "re-energizing" the parish of St. John the Evangelist in Streamwood has died unexpectedly. "We're all heartbroken here," Mary Ellen Billmeyer, pri...