1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (717+ words) You know it always rains on Good Friday, right?" Gus said. It was after our lunch period at St. Joseph's in Westmont, and the four of us " Gus Kordik, Frank Oberle, John Mathis and I " were hiding behind the high…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago  (940+ words) After losing not only their affiliation with the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church but its Naperville church as well, it would be easy for members of the former Wheatland Salem United Methodist Church to call it quits....

11+ hour, 34+ min ago  (546+ words) Daily Horoscope for April 04, 2026Chicago Tribune General Daily Insight for April 04, 2026 Cosmic light can illuminate the darkest corners today. Since the intuitive Moon is trining abundant Jupiter at 3:42 PM EDT, the universe is guiding us to care for our feelings " even…...

16+ hour, 52+ min ago  (554+ words) Reconstruction of First United Methodist Church's main sanctuary won't be ready for Easter services, but the Elgin congregation has raised nearly all of the $6 million needed to replace the roof, put up a new steeple and repair interior damage done…...

20+ hour, 28+ min ago  (828+ words) Rev. Kenneth J. Anderson, pastor of St. John Henry Newman Parish in Evanston, has been asked to step down from his administrative duties following questions surrounding the parish's handling of finances. In a letter sent to parish community members dated March…...

22+ hour, 32+ min ago  (67+ words) Photos: Clergy visits Broadview ICE facility'Chicago Tribune Amid an ongoing court battle over clergy access to the west suburban ICE facility, Catholic ministers entered the building and, in the traditional Holy Thursday ritual, washed the feet of 14 detainees at the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (539+ words) With the wind whipping by over the hum of Lenten hymns, community members sat outside Broadview's U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement Facility yesterday and had their feet washed. Inside the building, more than a dozen detainees did the same. Amid an…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (544+ words) Daily Horoscope for April 03, 2026Chicago Tribune General Daily Insight for April 03, 2026 Sometimes we've just got to speak up! That shouldn't be too tough once Mercury harmonizes with Jupiter at 7:28 AM EDT, blending imagination with care so ideas travel far and land…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (575+ words) With the wind whipping by over the hum of Lenten hymns, community members sat outside Broadview's U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement Facility on Thursday and had their feet washed. Inside the building, more than a dozen detainees did the same. Amid…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (758+ words) North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr. was uncertain what he would say to Pope Leo XIV if they came face-to-face during a private audience this week with two dozen other mayors from the Illinois Municipal League and their guests. When…...