Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten opened up a lead Tuesday as he tried to hold off Republican challenger Keith Pekau, the mayor of Orland Park, to win a third term in a Chicago-area contest that has drawn lots of high-profile national attention and money as it has tightened up in recent weeks.
A Lemont man running to be the Republican nominee in the heavily Democratic 1st Congressional District spent nearly six years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a woman, records show.
The exterior of Chicago s former B nei Bezalel building in Woodlawn. (Naomi Waxman/JTA)
The former Congregation B nai Bezalel building in Chicago s Woodlawn neighborhood hasn t held a synagogue in more than half a century. Now a local Jewish couple plan to rehabilitate the space into a carbon-neutral living and co-working facility, with Jewish components. (Naomi Waxman/JTA)
Chicago s former B nei Bezalel building changed hands among several South Side churches over the decades, but signs of its Jewish roots remained like pews featuring Star of David carvings. The planned renovation will put some of these artifacts from the original congregation on display. (Naomi Waxman/JTA)