Religion
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New St. Paul's United Church of Christ hosts first serviceDec 23, 2012 11:00 am - A handwritten “Welcome” sign greeted the St. Paul's United Church of Christ community to their new church in unincorporated Elgin Sunday morning. But the 137-year-old co...
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Hobby Lobby takes insurance rule to Supreme CourtDec 21, 2012 6:03 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY — Hobby Lobby Stores asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to block part of the federal health care law that requires it to provide insurance coverage for...
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Jesus sign stolen from Algonquin barbershopDec 20, 2012 10:00 pm - For the past nine years, the holiday season has inspired Anthony Orlandino to put a “Happy Birthday, Jesus” sign in front of his Algonquin barbershop — his way of tellin...
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Willow Creek Christmas services begin ThursdayDec 19, 2012 9:48 am - Willow Creek Community Church’s Christmas services, titled “When All Hope Was Lost, the Salvage Mission Began,” tells the epic story of God’s plan to restore the world t...
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Palatine’s Sikh Religious Society vigil to remember Sandy Hook victimsDec 18, 2012 8:40 am - The Sikh Religious Society in Palatine will hold an interfaith candlelight vigil to remember the honor the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newto...
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Why can’t park light display stay neutral?Dec 17, 2012 4:00 am - After the buzz generated by the nativity dispute in Arlington Heights, I wanted to articulate what seems to be a minority viewpoint. I understand that people’s deeply he...
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Suburban synagogue celebrates building renovationDec 16, 2012 10:00 pm - Hanukkah celebrates the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem, so it was only fitting that the Chabad and F.R.E.E. of Niles synagogue celebrated its renovation Sunday d...
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Sikh community gathers to commemorate anti-hate resolutionDec 16, 2012 2:04 pm - Sikh, South Asian community praises state House resolution in wake of shootings
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Mayas face Dec. 21 with ancestral calmDec 15, 2012 4:39 pm - UH-MAY, Mexico — Amid a worldwide frenzy of advertisers and new-agers preparing for a Maya apocalypse, one group is approaching Dec. 21 with calm and equanimity — the pe...
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Supporters celebrate Nativity at Arlington Heights parkDec 14, 2012 10:00 pm - A majority Catholic crowd with at least one atheist gathered Saturday afternoon to mark the opening of the controversial Nativity scene now displayed at North School Par...