Religion
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Traffic around Maryville will be challenging: policeDec 09, 2013 4:08 pm - With thousands of pilgrims coming to Maryville on Wednesday and Thursday, Des Plaines police have issued a traffic alert and designated off-site parking areas to deal wi...
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Up to 100,000 expected to honor Our Lady of GuadalupeDec 09, 2013 2:00 pm - More than 100,000 people will descend on Maryville Academy in Des Plaines this week — many of them on foot — to celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Rev...
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Ad catches eye, but diversity event aims at heartDec 05, 2013 4:30 am - Like all billboards, the one that went up Wednesday in Chicago is designed to grab our attention. It shows a U.S. soldier in uniform embracing a woman wearing a wedding...
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Salvation Army volunteers pack up holiday cheerDec 04, 2013 1:36 pm - Volunteers at the Salvation Army’s Disaster Services Headquarters in Elk Grove Village put in the hard work this week to make the holiday season easier to enjoy for thou...
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Algonquin-Lake in the Hills firefighters raising money for kids’ coatsDec 04, 2013 12:19 pm - The firefighters in the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District invite you to help them secure new, American-made winter coats for needy, at-risk children. ...
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Focus on God’s perfect gift, instead of a perfect holidayDec 04, 2013 10:23 am - “ ... the gift of God is eternal life.” — Romans 6:23 (NIV) The fun of Christmas memories! Here’s one I’d like to share with you. For weeks I had been buried in the u...
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Vatican, Oxford put ancient manuscripts onlineDec 03, 2013 5:14 pm - VATICAN CITY — Access to the Gutenberg Bible and other ancient manuscripts has just gotten easier. The Vatican Library and Oxford University’s Bodleian Library put t...
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New coats warm hearts of Round Lake Beach studentsDec 03, 2013 2:22 pm - Raymond Ellis Elementary School children joyfully shuffled through new coats that were dropped off Tuesday at the Round Lake Beach School by members of a local church. P...
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Lake Villa church holds annual cookie walkDec 03, 2013 1:29 pm - Calvary Christian Center will host its 26th annual Christmas cookie walk and craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the center 134 W. Monaville Road, Lake...
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Arlington Heights approves St. Edna expansion plansDec 03, 2013 4:30 am - St. Edna Catholic Church in Arlington Heights plans to build a new parish center on its campus for athletics, concerts and other large events. The Arlington Heights vill...