Image by Louis Kreusel via Flickr In years past, Gerald Casey was a “shepherd of…
Tag: Faith & Religion
After Years of Declining Enrollment, Chicago Catholic Schools Now Holding Their Own
By Reginald Williams Marisa Sepulveda said she sends her daughter, Karolina, to St. Francis de…
Black Leaders Push Obama for Action at Forum
On the eve of the U.S. House of Representatives’ historic vote on health care reform,…
School Prayer Battle Marches On
Public schools across the state await an appellate decision on whether they must reinstate the…
Social Service Organizations Rally Together for Balanced Budget
Local faith leaders, along with representatives from more than 300 social service organizations, headed to…
Food Pantries Meet Demand in Englewood
By Deborah Alexander, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Joyce Brown is no stranger to people…
Activists Trying to Build Support Now: Same-Sex Marriage Law to be Debated in Illinois this Spring?
While a new same-sex marriage law waits to be heard in the state Senate, Chicagoans…
Churches Take on Recession
By Sarah Riordan June 5, 2009 – On one side of the long fold-out table…