A deacon at a church in Round Lake has been suspended after the Archdiocese announced an investigation into him regarding the sexual abuse of children. Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich announced the news in a letter to members of St. Joseph Catholic Church, 114 North Lincoln Avenue in Round Lake, on Wednesday. The […]
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Pastor at 2 churches in Waukegan removed amid investigation into sexual misconduct, grooming accusations
A pastor of two churches in Waukegan has been suspended after the Archdiocese announced an investigation into him regarding sexual misconduct and grooming accusations. Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich announced the news in a letter to members of Little Flower Parish in Waukegan on Saturday. St. Anastasia Church and St. Dismas Church make […]
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Pastor at Lake Zurich church, school placed on leave following third child sex abuse investigation
A pastor at a Lake Zurich church and school has been placed on leave after the Archdiocese of Chicago announced he was accused of sexual abuse of a minor, his third such accusation. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, wrote this week in a letter to the community at St. Francis de Sales Catholic […]
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Private school in Ingleside to close despite surpassing $400K fundraising goal to stay open
A private school in Ingleside will permanently close despite the community, led by a former student, fundraising well over the $400,000 needed to save the school. The Archdiocese of Chicago in December gave St. Bede School in Ingleside a deadline of January 26 to come up with $400,000 or else it would be closed next […]
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‘A huge relief’: Private school in Ingleside surpasses $400K fundraising goal to stay open just days before deadline
A former student successfully led fundraising efforts and raised over $400,000 needed to save a private school in Ingleside, which was days away from a closure deadline. The Archdiocese of Chicago in December gave St. Bede School a deadline of January 26 to come up with $400,000 or else it would be closed next school […]
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Pastor at Lake Zurich church, school reinstated once again following latest child sex abuse investigation
A pastor at a Lake Zurich church and school has been once again reinstated after the Archdiocese of Chicago cleared him of new allegations of sexual abuse involving minors. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, wrote in a letter to the community at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish in Lake Zurich on September […]
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Police investigating child sex abuse allegations against pastor at Lake Zurich church
Police have launched an investigation after the Archdiocese of Chicago earlier this month announced new allegations of child sexual abuse involving a Lake Zurich church pastor. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, wrote in a letter to the community at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish in Lake Zurich on September 17 announcing a […]
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Archdiocese of Chicago investigating 3 more priests after new allegations of sexual abuse of minors
Three retired priests are being investigated for allegations of sexual abuse of minors dating nearly 50 years ago, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced. The Archdiocese of Chicago said on Saturday that their independent review board is investigating allegations of sexual abuse of minors against Father John J. Rudnik, 87, Father James E. Flynn, 80 and […]
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Pastor at Lake Zurich church once again asked to step away following new child sex abuse allegations
A pastor at Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Parish in Lake Zurich has been suspended once again after two new allegations of child sexual abuse were reported, the archdiocese announced. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, wrote in a letter to the St. Francis community on Saturday announcing a new investigation into Father David […]