Dad Takes Outside Shot for Teens – and Wins

St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lansing is a small church, but it draws 30 to 40 teens on Sunday nights for basketball and more are from the community than the church.
Prayer Shawls Are Tangible Touch

Prayer shawls from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Matteson, Illinois, continue to touch hearts — now in 23 states.
Infants Memorial Service for All to Remember

Hope and comfort will embrace those who attend the Infants Memorial Service on Sunday afternoon, May 21, at Cross Lutheran Church in Yorkville, Illinois.
Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music Here in July

LCMS Worship will hold its Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music the week of July 25–28 at Concordia University Chicago.
When Hackers Hit Close to Home – What Can You Learn?

It was just a normal January day at an LCMS Northern Illinois District church and school in a quiet suburb—until it wasn’t.
St. Louis Seminary Assigns 2 to the NID

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, issued calls to 119 students for assignment as pastors, deaconesses, and vicars or interns in their spring call service on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Two men were assigned to the Northern Illinois District.
Fort Wayne Assigns 2 to Congregations in NID

One vicar and one pastor received assignments April 24 and 25 at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, to serve within the Northern Illinois District.
Opening a Door When Lutheran School Closes

Open doors in the former school facility of St. John Lutheran Church, in Forest Park, Illinois, saw hundreds of moms, babies and grandmas swarm in on March 14-15.
African Children’s Choir in Concert in Geneva

Faith Lutheran Church in Geneva, Illinois, will be hosting a concert of the African Children’s Choir on Sunday, May 7, at 7 p.m.
Sweets for South Sudan

Sixth grade students at Immanuel Lutheran School, Batavia, Illinois, have helped more than 200 people in South Sudan gain access to clean water.