SPRINGFIELD â Emily Werth says she has seen young people go through scary and stress-inducing court hearings so they can get an abortion without having to involve their parents.
The minors routinely express relief after the hearings, in which local judges almost always approve requested waivers of Illinois parental notification law for minors seeking abortions, according to Werth, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. There s just an immense amount of anxiety created by having to go through this process, said Werth, who has represented minors in the Chicago area, as well as a handful every year in Sangamon County and other central Illinois counties. They re relieved to be through it and be able to do what is best for them.
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While Peoria’s wet and windy weather Thursday necessitated some minor changes in plans, it did not dampen a midday celebration honoring the legacy of Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
Diocese of Peoria leaders and city officials came together in unveiling and blessing four street signs renaming the portion of Madison Avenue in front of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception after Sheen, a candidate for sainthood.
“These were the streets where he grew up,” said Monsignor Stanley Deptula, Executive Director of the Archbishop Fulton Sheen Foundation and Director of the Sheen Canonization Cause. “As a young priest, he walked the streets of the south side of Peoria going door to door, walking around, bringing the message of the gospel to the people of his neighborhood.
Muralists bring beauty to dozens of churches
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Murals adorn Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Peoria. Artist Andrew Hattermann and the artists of Murals by Jericho have built a successful business painting and beautifying churches all over the country and the world.Matt Dayhoff | Journal Star (AP)Show MoreShow Less
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A set of paintings depicting the resurrection surround a crucifix in the sanctuary of St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Peoria.Matt Dayhoff | Journal Star (AP)Show MoreShow Less
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PEORIA (AP) No matter how intricate the art or meaningful the message, Andrew Hattermann says his studio’s work comes down to one simple thing: Beauty.