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Article: New church unites two congregations' legacies
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- Morton Grove Champion (IL)
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- May 11, 2006
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For some Our Lady of Ransom parishioners, their new church will be the realization of a dream kept alive for more than 45 years.
But it will also be the continuation of the dreams of a sister parish, which recently closed its doors.
Construction is nearing completion at the Our Lady of Ransom, 8624 W. Normal Ave., Niles in preparation for a dedication by Cardinal Francis George on June 3. The $3.6 million project is the biggest in the church's history, said the Rev. John Hall, pastor.
The building that houses the current church was completed soon after Rev. Theodore Paluch established the parish in 1960. That building was intended to be a temporary place of worship until a permanent ...