Religion
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Love Elgin Day offers help, services to those in needApr 23, 2013 2:17 pm - Love Elgin Day, a multidenominational church outreach that served nearly 3,000 people last fall, returns to the Elgin community on Saturday, April 27. Under-resourced fa...
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Church bells to toll in Carol Stream?Apr 18, 2013 6:14 pm - The sound of church bells on Sunday morning could soon be coming to a Carol Stream neighborhood. Village officials say there currently aren’t any religious institutions ...
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Does your attitude stink, or is it appealing?Apr 17, 2013 12:12 pm - “They are the fragrant odor of an offering and sacrifice which God welcomes and in which he delights.” — Philippians 4:18 (AMP) Years ago, I worked as a nurse in a labo...
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St. Theresa pupils honor 102-year-oldApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - One of our neighbors recently turned 102 years old. I thought it would be nice if some local schoolchildren honored this Palatine resident with some homemade cards and b...
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Hymnal that dates to 1640 could fetch $30MApr 14, 2013 9:42 am - NEW YORK — A tiny hymnal from 1640 believed to be the first book ever printed in what is now the United States is going up for auction, and it could sell for as much as ...
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'Traditional marriage' supporters protest at Sullivan's officeApr 13, 2013 2:00 pm - State Rep. Ed Sullivan Jr. of Mundelein said he's received “overwhelming support” from his district since announcing last week that he intends to support a bill to allow...
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Poland unveils giant statue of John Paul IIApr 13, 2013 1:34 pm - CZESTOCHOWA, Poland — A giant statue of the late Pope John Paul II billed as the world’s tallest has been unveiled in southern Poland. Archbishop Waclaw Depo unveiled th...
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New local Holocaust film premiers at OaktonApr 12, 2013 2:35 pm - “Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home,” a one-hour documentary by Ethan Bensiger, premiers 11 a.m. Tuesday at Oakton Community College’s Skokie campus. In the late 1930s...
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A nun or not? Panel says it’s not up to courtsApr 10, 2013 10:49 pm - Who is properly deemed a Catholic nun or sister? Courts themselves have no place answering such religious questions, a federal appeals court in Chicago ruled Wednesday i...
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St. Francis de Sales open house:Apr 08, 2013 11:28 am - St. Francis de Sales Parish School, 11 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich, hosts open houses on Wednesday, April 10 and Wednesday, April 24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Prospective...