Religion
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Retiring Palatine pastor reflects on past 20 yearsAug 06, 2012 1:00 am - As the Rev. Craig Wagner reflects on the past two decades, he'll always remember the 4 a.m. phone call he received alerting him to a fire at Christ Lutheran Church in Pa...
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Local Sikh temples concerned for worshipers' safetyAug 05, 2012 3:00 pm - Hours after Sunday services and activities had ended, the leadership of the Sikh Religious Society Temple in Palatine stayed behind to mull some difficult decisions abou...
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Iraq’s lost Christian city offers hope to someAug 05, 2012 7:31 am - NAJAF, Iraq — A hundred meters or so from taxiing airliners, Iraqi archaeologist Ali al-Fatli is showing a visitor around the delicately carved remains of a church that ...
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Immigration clinic coordinator to speak at Aurora churchAug 02, 2012 2:37 pm - Submitted by Fourth Street United Methodist Church Roger Curless, coordinator of a free immigration clinic serving Aurora-area residents, will be the guest speaker at Fo...
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Guns N’ Hoses to get boost from Streamwood concertAug 02, 2012 2:37 pm - The Schaumburg Jaycees are presenting an outdoor concert event to raise money for the Streamwood Guns N’ Hoses Association, a licensed charity consisting of active and r...
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Punjabi Sports Festival returns to PalatineAug 02, 2012 11:15 am - After several years of moving around, the Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago is bringing back a scaled-down, indoor version of its Punjabi Sports Festival home to Palat...
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Chick-fil-A customers in Lombard, Schaumburg turn out in supportAug 01, 2012 1:03 pm - Chicken sandwiches, waffle fries and the First Amendment: so went lunch Wednesday for some patrons at Chick-fil-A restaurants in Lombard, Schaumburg and across the natio...
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Local clergy, neighbors invited to annual iftar in SchaumburgJul 31, 2012 8:40 am - For 10 years, the board of directors at Masjid-al-Huda have welcomed people to an iftar in mid-Ramadan, hoping people of different faiths can get to know one another. “W...
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Geneva church group gives teens social, service and personal growth opportunitiesJul 28, 2012 10:26 am - High school youth at St. Peter Church in Geneva have the goal of making a positive difference in the lives of those around them. The High School Youth Ministry program, ...
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Egypt TV channel caters to fully veiled womenJul 28, 2012 6:12 am - CAIRO — The only visible female face in the Cairo-based studio of a new Islamic TV channel for women is that of a puppet. The human stars are all veiled from head to toe...