Religion
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More suburban Jews turning to the Republican PartyJul 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Standing at a Skokie Holiday Inn before a table full of “Obama! Oy Vey!” buttons, Anita Ashe and Ellen Warsaw had a strikingly similar story to tell. The women, both Sko...
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St. Paul Lutheran in Mount Prospect turns 100 SaturdayJul 05, 2012 10:49 am - The congregation of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mount Prospect celebrates the pinnacle of the church’s 100th anniversary year this weekend. Events include a self-guided ...
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Vatican Posts 14.9 Million-Euro Deficit on Investment LossesJul 05, 2012 9:12 am - The Holy See, the Vatican’s central administration, reported a budget deficit of 14.9 million euros ($18.6 million) last year as the crisis in financial markets added to...
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Abortion issue surfaces at Palatine paradeJul 03, 2012 11:20 am - The issue of whether to allow an anti-abortion group to carry a banner with the image of an unborn child has returned for the Palatine Jaycees. The Jaycees denied the Pa...
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Young designer creates chancel furnishings for Arlington churchJul 01, 2012 6:53 am - On Sunday, May 27, the First United Methodist Church of Arlington Heights dedicated its new chancel furnishings — communion table, baptismal font, pulpit and candlestick...
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Turn to the Brits for clergy-based TV showsJun 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Last week, Troy Patterson dubbed TV Land's new original sitcom “The Soul Man,” about an R&B crooner who leaves the secular world behind (more or less) to become a preach...
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Pope puts Archbishop Sheen on sainthood pathJun 29, 2012 5:29 pm - VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has put Fulton John Sheen on the path to sainthood. Sheen is the U.S. archbishop from Illinois whose radio and TV shows denouncing Commu...
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Suburban Catholic churches launch two-week campaign for religious freedomsJun 27, 2012 5:30 am - For St. Thomas of Villanova Parish in Palatine, it means an education seminar today with a local bishop about “religious freedom attacks on the Catholic church.” Across ...
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Gift to JCC honors Hoffman Estates founderJun 26, 2012 11:35 am - Thanks to a donation made in memory of Hoffman Estates founder Jack Hoffman, the JCC Chicago Jews in Blues program at the Great Lakes Recruit Training Center in North Ch...
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Lake Zurich church acquires site to expand its Christian college programJun 25, 2012 4:00 pm - Jim Scudder believes in miracles. When he was told property was available that would expand the Dayspring Bible College and Seminary in Lake Zurich, he said he witnessed...