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Richmond: ‘Taking away the scholarships of thousands of low-income students is not as easy as some hoped’
Greg Richmond, superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago, said despite Democratic lawmakers keeping the Invest In Kids Scholarship program out of the state’s budget, the program is still being discussed between the Archdiocese and the lawmakers who may be able to keep it alive.
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Archdiocese’s Richmond: ‘Three cases in a classroom within a 10-day period, all students in that classroom must mask for 10 days’
Greg Richmond, superintendent of Catholic Schools at the Archdiocese of Chicago, is reinstating masking rules at Catholic Schools under the church’s oversight in Chicago.
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Chicago Archdiocese: We don't oppose pornographic "children's books" in public libraries
The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago is slamming a Catholic activist group for opposing the display and promotion of pornographic children's books by Chicago area public libraries.
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Richmond: ‘Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago will be mask optional’
The Archdiocese of Chicago remains in lockstep with the Gov. J.B. Prtizker Administration in its adherence to official timelines for unmasking.
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Chicago schools barred from enforcing mask mandates; parent describes movement as 'speaking up for the voiceless'
A temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow Feb. 4 preventing Illinois schools from requiring masks in the classroom has come in light of debates over how schools should handle public health concerns.
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Archdiocese of Chicago schools face 'mask off' protests; practice to be extended to regular event
A group of students at St. Christina’s School had a mask off on the first day of February.
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Chicago Archdiocese: Our schools won't follow state court ruling, letting students go maskless would "create confusion and disruption"
Chicago Catholic Schools Superintendent Greg Richmond said Saturday he won't recognize a state court ruling that declared Gov. J.B. Pritzker's statewide student school mask requirement "null and void."
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Immaculate Conception parent: ‘The Archdiocese should be ashamed of themselves’
An Immaculate Conception School parent who works in occupational safety is questioning the Archdiocese of Chicago’s continued support for masking and advocacy for vaccines in children.
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Parent: ‘Free will has no place in the Archdiocese’ of Chicago schools when it comes to COVID-19
The Archdiocese of Chicago has left some parents upset with its COVID-19 procedures.
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Archdiocese of Chicago parent says ‘we've done this long enough’ to mask mandate
Mother of four Cori Fagan is disappointed in the Archdiocese of Chicago for disrespecting the families and their wishes to remove COVID-19 protocols from her children’s school.
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Chicago Archdiocese now requiring school children to wear masks at outdoor recess
Children attending schools administered by the Chicago Archdiocese will be forced to wear masks outside at recess.
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Cardinal Cupich, maskless, meets wife of Republican GOP candidate Jesse Sullivan at Catholic Charities ball
Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich appeared maskless, indoors when greeting Monique Sullivan, wife of Republican GOP Gubernatorial hopeful Jesse Sullivan, at the Spirit of St. Nicholas Ball.
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Cardinal Cupich prepares to fire employees, bar church volunteers who refuse COVID-19 jab
Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich was once a strong defender of decisions of conscience. Today, he's among the city's most vehement opponents of them.
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Non-Catholic Lightfoot receives Communion at funeral Mass; Brandt: 'I am to blame for that and I am mortified'
Some Catholics are asking why Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a non-Catholic Christian, was mistakenly given Holy Communion during funeral Mass for veteran city police officer Ella French.
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Archdiocese of Chicago announces COVID protocols for Catholic schools
The Archdiocese of Chicago recently sent the following letter to families with students attending Catholic schools
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Pfleger calls on Pritzker to declare gun violence an emergency in Illinois
Declaring “Illinois is in a state of emergency,” the Rev. Michael Pfleger of the Archdiocese of Chicago is calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to take immediate action.
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March for Life Chicago Carries Huge Midwest Celebration of Life Across State Boundaries
Thousands of life advocates will gather in cities across the Midwest as part of the March for Life Chicago’s Moving the Movement Tour.
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After excusing criminal acts during Chicago BLM riots, Cardinal Cupich calls D.C. protests "a national disgrace"
Cardinal Blase Cupich says what happened at the U.S. Capitol was shocking, but he did not have as much to say about the riots that occurred over the summer by Black Lives Matter (BLM) supporters.
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Catholic schools in Chicago to return to full-time, in-person learning
"The Archdiocese of Chicago believes strongly that our reopening plan, which provides for full-time in-person learning, is in the best interests of children and our mission."
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Pritzker's school closure order was premature, Norwood Park committeeperson says
Norwood Park Township Committeeperson and Illinois Senate candidate Anthony Beckman believes Gov. J.B. Pritzker acted like little more than a dictator by prematurely closing schools for the rest of the academic year.