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GwenFederal Funding Cuts Threaten Chicago’s Homeless Services and Housing Stability (Chicago, Illinois)
Thomas Wilkins, a 63-year-old man living in Logan Square, Chicago, has maintained stable housing for 21 years thanks to a permanent supportive housing program through the AIDS Foundation...
Administrators from North American Division Gather to Discuss Tithe Sharing, Mission, and Next Steps
Administrators from across the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church convened in Chicago, Illinois, on September 30-October 1, 2026, for a two-day meeting focused on tithe...
Illinois Court Blocks Enforcement of Assisted Suicide Law Against Catholic Plaintiffs
Illinois has agreed to follow a court order blocking state officials from enforcing the state’s assisted suicide law against Catholic plaintiffs while litigation over the measure continues. In...
Former Salvation Army Youth Pastor Accused of Sexual Abuse Spotted at Children’s Art Studio
John Kim, a former youth pastor at the Salvation Army Mayfair Community Church in Chicago, has been accused of sexually abusing two women as minors. The women, Ellen...
Oldest African-American Baptist church in Chicago, Illinois, closes, to be converted into dance studio
The oldest African-American Baptist church on Chicago’s North Side, Hermon Baptist Church, held its final services on Sunday morning. Founded 121 years ago in Lincoln Park, the church...
Joel Brown Appointed President of Disciples of Christ Historical Society
Scholar Joel Brown has been selected as the next president of the Disciples of Christ Historical Society. Brown, a recent PhD graduate of the University of Chicago Divinity...
Chicago, Illinois, Priest Reinstated After Investigation Into Allegation of Sexual Abuse of Minor
The Archdiocese of Chicago has announced the reinstatement of Father Kenneth Fleck following an investigation into an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor. The decision came after...
Cardinal Cupich, Women Religious, Catholic Pharmacist Sue Illinois Over Assisted Suicide Law
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, two orders of Catholic nuns, and an Illinois pharmacist filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois on September 3. The legal...
Jewish groups warn ASA conference sessions risk marginalizing Jewish and Zionist scholars
Jewish groups have expressed alarm over sessions at the American Studies Association (ASA) conference that promote anti-Zionism, arguing the programming risks alienating Jewish and Israeli scholars. The conference,...
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist Maintains Prime Chicago Real Estate Despite Small Congregation (Chicago, Illinois)
The Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist occupies a prominent location at the intersection of Wabash Avenue and Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago. This site, situated in the heart...
