Religion
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Longtime Libertyville priest beloved by allJan 23, 2014 8:54 pm - At his last Mass before leaving St. Joseph Parish in Libertyville for a nursing facility, the Rev. Victor Ivers left worshippers with this challenge: “Who will fill my s...
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New lawsuit filed in priest molestation caseJan 23, 2014 3:41 pm - A new lawsuit filed Thursday alleging sexual abuse of children in the 1960s and `70s focuses on a now-defrocked priest referred to at length in documents released this w...
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Judson events explore human trafficking, modern slavery and social justiceJan 22, 2014 2:41 pm - Submitted by Judson University Judson University will host a screening of the documentary film “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, in the Marjor...
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Abuse claims against ex-Round Lake pastor stretched over decadesJan 21, 2014 3:51 pm - It was in 1970 that Archdiocese of Chicago officials first learned that a pair of teenage girls had accused the Rev. Raymond Skriba of touching them inappropriately in t...
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Des Plaines lowers bill for Guadalupe event to $7,000Jan 21, 2014 3:39 pm - Des Plaines police department officials have agreed to lower their bill from $30,000 to $7,000 for providing traffic control last December during the Our Lady of Guadalu...
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Former Libertyville, Ingleside priest among those namedJan 21, 2014 3:35 pm - Among the former priests named in the church documents made public Tuesday is Thomas Job, who was assigned to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Libertyville and then St. Bed...
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Report: Wheeling priest may have abused teen who came for helpJan 21, 2014 3:04 pm - When a 13-year-old boy went to his associate pastor at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Wheeling 30 years ago, confused over the sexual abuse he said he was suffering at ...
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Former priest assigned to Wheeling parish even after prior abuse claimsJan 21, 2014 1:44 pm - A former priest who today remains in federal custody on a child pornography conviction was shuffled from one parish to another — including St. Joseph the Worker Church i...
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Documents outline abuse claims against former Arlington Heights priestJan 21, 2014 8:22 am - Despite numerous complaints of inappropriate conduct toward children by a former priest at an Arlington Heights parish, officials in the Archdiocese of Chicago chose to ...
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Guadalupe organizers shocked by $30,000 Des Plaines police billJan 21, 2014 3:30 am - Organizers of the Our Lady of Guadalupe feast day celebration in Des Plaines will meet with the top brass of the city's police department today to discuss the $30,000 bi...