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Pro-Life Icon Who Helped Found Thomas More Society, Joe Scheidler, Dies at 93

Feb 8

Pro-Life Icon Who Helped Found Thomas More Society, Joe Scheidler, Dies at 93

With the death of Joe Scheidler, the pro-life movement has lost a warrior champion, and we have lost a dear friend.

March for Life 2021 Unhindered by Pandemic

Feb 1

March for Life 2021 Unhindered by Pandemic

The March for Life Chicago’s final event in the 2021 multi-city tour drew almost 600 carloads of pro-life advocates to process through...

Courts to Revisit Church Exemption to Bias Law

Jan 11

Courts to Revisit Church Exemption to Bias Law

Full 7th Circ. To Eye Scope Of Church Exemption To Bias Law By Vin Gurrieri Originally Posted on Law360, December 9, 2020 A Roman Catholi...

Church Sues to End Discrimination in Hazel Crest

Dec 29, 2020

Church Sues to End Discrimination in Hazel Crest

The Word Seed Church has filed a lawsuit against religious discrimination regarding the purchase of property in response to the Village...

Five Legal Highlights for Religious Liberty This Year

Dec 9, 2020

Five Legal Highlights for Religious Liberty This Year

2020 kept the Supreme Court busy when it came to ruling on cases that would impact people of faith, churches, and religious organizations.

Who Knew Public Health Was So Perfectly Aligned with Secular Convenience?

Dec 8, 2020

Who Knew Public Health Was So Perfectly Aligned with Secular Convenience?

Ever since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Supreme Court has sided with the governmental restrictions on religious assembly.

Church Has No Standing to Fight Homewood Zoning

Dec 4, 2020

Church Has No Standing to Fight Homewood Zoning

A small congregation hoping to open a church can’t challenge Homewood’s zoning rules over a property it hasn’t purchased yet, a federal...

Are Your Congregational Meetings Legal?

Nov 4, 2020

Are Your Congregational Meetings Legal?

Written by Whitman H. Brisky, Esq The fact is that for most churches organized under the Illinois Not-For-Profit Act, proper notice of co...

When the Freedom to Worship Became a Reality

Oct 7, 2020

When the Freedom to Worship Became a Reality

For Americans, religious liberty has always been guaranteed to us by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. But how often can we actu

So You Want to Sell Your Church?

Sep 9, 2020

So You Want to Sell Your Church?

I recently received a call from a Pastor who was inquiring with regard to our firm’s representation of the church in the sale of its...

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