Illinois

A church in Joliet, Illinois, was ordered to return nearly $800,000 of donations following an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into a donor for fraudulent practices.

Illinois, California and New York City issued emergency declarations on Monday amid an outbreak of monkeypox.

A fundraiser for a 2-year-old whose parents were killed during a mass shooting at an Illinois Independence Day parade topped $2 million Wednesday, less than 24 hours after a concerned citizen set up the charity.

On Monday, Police arrested a man suspected of killing at least six people in a mass shooting during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois.

So here we are again, grieving for those whose lives have been forever altered by the senseless violence perpetrated by a sick and sinful individual. Too often, we offer thoughts and prayers because it just seems like the right thing to do rather than because our hearts genuinely mirror the brokenness felt by our heavenly Father. Let’s not forget that the Lord to whom we pray is grieving just as strongly as those who were harmed by the shooting, and a quick prayer devoid of any real intent or purpose is likely to ring as hollow to him as it would to those mourning in Highland Park today.

Parents at an Illinois elementary school are expressing concern after the local school board approved a new extracurricular club for children that will be led by members of The Satanic Temple and held in school facilities.

A new Satanic holiday display inside the state capitol building of Illinois has sparked protests from a Catholic group, who argues that such installations should not be allowed in the capitol building or any public space.

The city of Chicago has dropped charges it levied against two Illinois churches for holding in-person church services.

On Wednesday, a Baptist organization filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois over a new law that would force the organization and others like it to provide abortion coverage as part of its employee health insurance plan.

On Thursday, the state of Illinois withdrew all restrictions on houses of worship amid the coronavirus pandemic.