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Lynda Levin, right, looks on as Cheryl Goodman decorates a stone during a vigil to honor of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks in Israel at the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana in Munster, Indiana Wednesday October 7, 2026. The stones will be added to memorial rock garden outside the federation. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Jewish Federation of NWI remembers victims of Oct. 7 massacre

By Jim Masters

October 8, 2026 at 1:40 p.m.

Many members of the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana knew a family member, friend or...

FILE – Television evangelist Jim Bakker poses in front of the Water Park in Columbia, SC, one of the attractions at his Heritage USA, March 19, 1987. (AP Photo/Lou Krasky, File)

Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86

By Jim Salter

October 6, 2026 at 6:16 a.m.

Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around...

President Jimmy Carter and Pope John Paul II are shown at the White House Saturday, Oct. 6, 1979. (AP Photo)

Today in History: Pope John Paul II visits the White House

By Associated Press

October 6, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 6, 1979, Pope John Paul II, on a weeklong U.S. tour, became the...

Rep. Jonathan Jackson, joined by his siblings Jesse Jackson Jr., from left, Santita Jackson, Ashley Jackson and Yusef Jackson, speaks to the media outside the family home after their father Rev. Jesse Jackson's death, Feb. 18, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago funeral arrangements set for civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson

By Rebecca Johnson

February 19, 2026 at 9:19 a.m.

Officials with the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition announced funeral arrangements for the Chicago-based civil rights icon and...

The Rev. David Ryan with St. Francis de Sales Parrish gives the closing prayer at the Lake Zurich Memorial Day service on May 27, 2024. (Michael Schmidt/For the Pioneer Press)

Lake Zurich priest retires after sexual abuse allegations as Cardinal Cupich cites ‘exemplary leadership’

By Joseph States

February 19, 2026 at 9:51 a.m.

The Rev. David Ryan of St. Francis De Sales Parish will be temporarily replaced by...

Jonathan Jackson, center, steadies his brother Yusef Jackson as they address the press on Feb. 18, 2026, about the passing of their father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, outside the family home in Chicago. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Family of Rev. Jesse Jackson honors legacy of civil rights icon

By Darcel Rockett

February 18, 2026 at 8:59 p.m.

Rev. Jackson's work and mission were remembered by his children outside the family home Wednesday.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a former presidential candidate, gives a thumbs-up and yells out for people to vote as he leaves the polls on Election Day at the Bryn Mawr Church at 7000 S. Jeffery Blvd. in Chicago on Nov. 8, 1988. (Phil Greer/baiduhai)

A titan of civil rights: Remembering Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

By baiduhai

March 8, 2026 at 9:22 a.m.

What to know about Rev. Jesse Jackson, a central figure in the Civil Rights Movement...

Carolyn Dunbar, of University Park, is comforted by Ziff Sistrunk as she weeps while arriving with flowers to lay outside the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago, Feb. 17, 2026, following news of the death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Rev. Jesse Jackson remembered as one of the ‘last great leaders’ by Chicago friends and neighbors

By Rebecca Johnson

February 17, 2026 at 6:28 p.m.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was remembered as a “servant leader” who championed the oppressed, voiceless...

Deli manager Jerzy Lisicki (right) sprinkles powdered sugar as owner Iwona Bakiej watches as shoppers buy Paczki’s at the Carpathia Deli in Schererville on Tuesday Feb. 17, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Paczki Day in NWI offers a mix of Polish, American traditions

By Vivian Richey

February 17, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

By sunrise in Schererville, trays of freshly made paczki are already lined up inside Carpathia...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago on Sept. 30, 2021. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and Chicago-based presidential candidate, dies at 84

By Bob Goldsborough

February 17, 2026 at 7:04 p.m.

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate, has...

Wayne Antusas, who was wrongfully convicted and served 23 years before being exonerated, leads Bible study with inmates in his ministry at Westville Correctional Facility in Westville, Indiana, Jan. 21, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘A remarkable human being’: Wayne Antusas is back in prison by choice, ministering to inmates

By Amy Lavalley

February 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Five years after being released from an Illinois prison, Wayne Antusas shares his faith with...

Bishop Fulton J. Sheen greets an admirer outside Holy Name Cathedral on Aug. 24, 1965, in Chicago. Bishop Sheen, of New York City, was attending the installation of Cardinal John Cody as the head of the Chicago Archdiocese. (baiduhai historical photo)

A path to sainthood: Famed evangelist, TV host Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be the first beatified Illinois native

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

February 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Catholic faithful continued to be touched by Fulton Sheen’s words and legacy for decades after...

The Rev. Daniel Sather, left, and the Rev. Steve Hoerger lead a service at New Hope United Church of Christ. The church merged Oak Lawn's Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ and Salem United Church of Christ Jan. 18, 2026. (Steve Hoerger)

Prayer vigil denouncing ICE actions planned for Oak Lawn’s New Hope United Church of Christ

By Olivia Stevens

February 11, 2026 at 1:34 p.m.

New Hope United Church of Christ plans a prayer vigil Sunday to raise awareness of...