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Maria Goldstein with printed prayer and Planned Parenthood fact sheet, at her home in Rolling Meadows, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. Goldstein is accusing Office Depot of discriminating against her faith after employees told her running copies of a prayer violated company policy. The copy she is holding was eventually printed at another printing shop.

Office Depot apologizes over refusal to copy anti-abortion prayer

August 18, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

Office Depot's chief executive apologized Friday to a Rolling Meadows woman who accused the company of discriminating against her Roman Catholic faith after employees refused to make copies of an...

Josh Duggar, shown in 2014, went to a Little Rock, Ark., facility operated by the Oak Park-based Institute in Basic Life Principles as a teenager.

After Josh Duggar sexually abused sisters, family turned to local institute

August 18, 2019 at 8:58 p.m.

The home schooling curriculum used by Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, stars of the now-canceled reality TV show "19 Kids and Counting," came from the Oak Brook-based Institute in Basic...

Maria Goldstein displays the printed prayer and Planned Parenthood fact sheet that she had to have printed at another location after Office Depot employees told her running copies of a prayer violated company policy.

Office Depot accused of religious discrimination

August 18, 2019 at 8:55 p.m.

A Rolling Meadows woman has accused Office Depot of discriminating against her Roman Catholic faith after employees told her running copies of an anti-abortion prayer violated company policy. Last month,...

Pope Francis comforts Chicago high school student over loss of her father

August 18, 2019 at 8:25 p.m.

During the few minutes that Alexandra Vasquez had Pope Francis' undivided attention, she shared her deepest sorrow — the loss of her father to cancer 12 years ago. "I thought...

Pope Francis enables priests to forgive women after abortion

August 21, 2019 at 5:50 p.m.

Making universal a practice common in most U.S. dioceses, Pope Francis on Tuesday authorized all priests to offer forgiveness "for the sin of abortion" during the Roman Catholic Church's Holy...

How Chicago girl got to sing for Pope Francis

May 22, 2019 at 8:36 p.m.

As soon as Valerie Herrera found out Monday morning that she would be speaking with Pope Francis, she started trembling. To calm her nerves, administrators and teachers assured the young...

The Salvation Army is moving to this new facility at 825 N. Christiana Ave. in Humboldt Park. The $60 million complex will house rehabilitation services and a community center.

Salvation Army opening big new campus in Humboldt Park

August 18, 2019 at 8:22 p.m.

Tony Strong couldn't stay sober. He tried a "geographical cure." But neither moving to the West Coast nor the Deep South seemed to work. So in July 2013 he moved...

Adam O'Hart, 5, gets a vaccine from medical assistant Olivia Christopher at Northwestern Children's Practice in Chicago on Aug. 14, 2015.

Rauner toughens requirements for religious exemption on vaccines

August 18, 2019 at 8:18 p.m.

Families with religious objections to immunizing their children soon will have an additional hurdle to clear if they want to enroll students in public or private schools. Last week, Gov....

Chicago police investigate priest pulled from ministry over items on computer

August 18, 2019 at 8:11 p.m.

Chicago police have confirmed a criminal investigation has been opened into a parish priest who was removed from ministry by the Chicago Archdiocese after it said materials were found on...

Rabbi Seth Limmer of the Chicago Sinai Congregation holds a Torah on July 21, 2015. Limmer will be participating

Chicago rabbi, Torah join national civil rights march in Selma

August 18, 2019 at 8:10 p.m.

As the Sabbath sun reached its highest point in the sky Saturday, Chicago Rabbi Seth Limmer shouldered a Torah and helped lead a crowd across a bridge that has come...

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