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Interfaith rally calls for solidarity 1 year after presidential election

November 13, 2017

Local religious leaders held a rally at Lake Street Church on Sunday to encourage solidarity one year after the election of President Donald Trump. U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Mayor Steve Hagerty,...

Local religious leaders advocate changing Illinois flat income tax to bracketed system

April 20, 2016

Religious leaders in Evanston are urging state legislators to change the current flat income tax to a graduated tax system considering deficits to social services due to the budget crisis. The First...

Religious leaders, students meet in light of Ferguson decision

November 26, 2014

Local officials and religious leaders led a community prayer Tuesday, calling for peace a day after a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri decided that the police officer who fatally shot black teenager Michael...

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