Remembering Lee Sandlin, a Genius of Midwestern Letters
Long before he became known as the author of three books about the mysteries of the Midwest, he was quietly writing some of the best longform non-fiction in the country for the Chicago Reader.
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10 Must-Read Stories for This Week
The state of the Catholic Church in Chicago, McDonald’s River North move, Chicago’s early CSI, and more
Rahm Still Has His Rubber Stamp City Council
A recently released study confirms that, despite his low approval and upcoming election, Mayor Emanuel continues to get whatever he wants from the city’s aldermen.
The Best New Chicago Hotels of 2014
Check out the unique amenities at each of these top four hotels of the year.
Catholics at a Crossroads
More Chicagoans than ever are leaving the church.
Can new archbishop Blase Cupich change that?
Poll: Why Did You Leave the Catholic Church?
The percentage of Chicago’s population identifying as Catholic has fallen eight points since 1980, faster than the U.S. at large. If you’re ex-Catholic, why did you leave the Church?
How Well Do You Know the Catholic Church in Chicago?
Test your Catholic knowledge with these 20 questions about the church and Chicago.
Who’s Staying, Who’s Going
While Chicago1 is much more Catholic than the nation (or the world) … Catholics as a percentage of the population In Chicago In the United States In the world … and Catholics here are more devout (according to them, anyway) … Percentage of Catholics who attend mass at least once a week Chicago 55% 16% … Read more
What Catholics in Chicago Think
On most hot-button issues, the beliefs of both Catholics and ex-Catholics in Chicago differ dramatically from church teaching. Chicago Catholics American Catholics Chicago ex-Catholics Percentage who believe that … Total agreement with Church teaching Total disagreement with Church teaching … same-sex marriage should be legal 45% 54% 55% … women … Read more
Catholics in Chicago: Full Poll Results
Screening Question: What is your affiliation with the Catholic Church, if any? 1,475 adults in Cook and Lake Counties responded Never been Catholic 47.0% Currently Catholic 34.8% Raised Catholic, but currently another religion 9.5% Raised Catholic, but not currently any religion 4.5% Don’t know/Refused 4.2% Demographics of the 601 current and former Catholics interviewed … Read more