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1. In the Presidential Race, There Are More Candidates Than You Know

Michael Petyo is a carpenter, a U.S. Navy veteran, a grandfather and Russian Orthodox church cantor who likes to boast about his homemade nut rolls. He also happens to be a candidate for president of the ...

Created on 25 January 2016

2. Thousands March Against Murder, Despite Bitter Temperatures

Thousands braved bitter cold temperatures for a "March for Life" in downtown Chicago on Sunday, five days before the 43rd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion ...

Created on 18 January 2016

3. Why Illinois Taxpayers Will Shell Out $800K for Unhired Professor's Anti-Israel Tweet

The University of Illinois said on Thursday that it would pay $875,000 to settle a lawsuit by a professor who lost out on a tenured position after he made Twitter postings critical of Israel.   Steven ...

Created on 17 November 2015

4. Ex-House Speaker Hastert to Plead Guilty in Hush-Money Case

Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is expected to plead guilty in a hush-money case stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct in a deal with prosecutors that could still force him to serve time ...

Created on 16 October 2015

5. Spike Lee Stands by Planned Film on Chicago Violence

Movie director Spike Lee, known for films that deal frankly with racial issues, appeared in Chicago on Thursday to defend his planned movie about the city, after its reported title, "Chiraq," was criticized ...

Created on 15 May 2015

6. This Religious Freedom Bill Could Protect Christian Business Owners From Gay Rights Backlash

A controversial Indiana bill that could protect business owners who don't want to provide services for same-sex couples moved closer to law on Monday, after passage by the state's House.  Senate Bill 101, ...

Created on 24 March 2015

7. US Presbyterian Church Fully Embraces Same-Sex Marriage

The U.S. Presbyterian Church on Tuesday approved a change in the wording of its constitution to include same-sex marriage, a move which threatens to further splinter one of the largest U.S. mainline Protestant ...

Created on 18 March 2015

8. You Won't Believe What Vandals Did to Mary and Joseph Statue

Police in a Chicago suburb were investigating on Tuesday an act of vandalism at a Catholic church in which the heads were removed from statues of Mary and Joseph in a convent garden. The destruction was ...

Created on 09 December 2014

9. Why 1 Church Cut 320 Members a $500 Check

Churchgoers often grumble that they always get hit with pleas for money. But congregants at a Chicago church this month got a surprise: They each received a check for $500, with instructions to go out ...

Created on 24 September 2014

10. Religion's Influence Waning, but More People Think Pastors Should Do Thi

Nearly three-quarters of the public think religion is losing influence in American life, but a growing number want religion to play more of a role in politics, according to a poll released on Monday. The ...

Created on 23 September 2014

11. Christian 'Daredevil' Plans Death-Defying Risk in Chicag

Daredevil Nik Wallenda, who plans a high-wire walk between Chicago skyscrapers this November, says that for his family of acrobats, it is completely normal to be on a cable way up in the air—though it ...

Created on 18 September 2014

12. 'We'd Rather Be Protestants': More Hispanics Give Catholicism an Unwanted Wake-Up Ca

A growing number of U.S. Hispanics are turning away from the Roman Catholic religion of their youth and now identify as Protestant or unaffiliated with any church, according to a survey released on Wednesday. ...

Created on 08 May 2014

13. Lawyers Take Clergy Abuse Documents Public

Lawyers for victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy on Tuesday released thousands of related documents from the Chicago Archdiocese, the latest in a series of such disclosures in the Midwest. ...

Created on 21 January 2014

14. Poll: Half of Americans See Christmas as Mostly Religious Holiday

Nine in 10 Americans say they celebrate Christmas—including 80 percent of non-Christians, according to a poll released on Wednesday. But only half of Americans view Christmas mostly as a religious holiday, ...

Created on 19 December 2013

15. Poll Shows 'Merry Christmas' Greeting Slowly Fading Away in Secular Cultur

Nearly half of Americans say stores and businesses should greet customers with "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" instead of "Merry Christmas" out of respect for people of different faiths, according ...

Created on 18 December 2013

16. Illinois Bishop Plans Exorcism Ritual to Protest Gay Marriage

A Catholic bishop in Illinois said on Thursday he was planning prayers of "supplication and exorcism" to protest the state governor's plan to sign same-sex marriage into law. Next week, Illinois will become ...

Created on 15 November 2013

17. Illinois Lawmakers Clear Way for Same-Sex Marriage

Illinois is poised to become the 15th U.S. state to allow same-sex unions after lawmakers in President Barack Obama's home state gave final approval to a bill on Tuesday. The state Senate approved gay ...

Created on 06 November 2013

18. 1 in 5 American Jews Do Not Believe in God

One out of five Americans who consider themselves culturally or ethnically Jewish say they do not believe in God or they do not follow any particular faith, in a sign of the changing nature of American ...

Created on 01 October 2013

19. Judge Bars Oklahoma From Implementing Anti-Shariah Law

Oklahoma’s attorney general said on Friday he was reviewing the decision of a U.S. judge that barred the state from adopting a measure that would ban its state courts from considering Shariah law under ...

Created on 19 August 2013

20. Reformist Priest Wants Pope to Offer Gays Justice, Not Just Mercy

An Austrian priest who has stirred controversy in Europe with his challenge to Catholic church teachings on taboo topics suggested on Wednesday that women should be allowed to become priests and said that ...

Created on 01 August 2013