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May 10, 2011
‘Simpsons’ actress stirs up Springfield with schools program linked to Scientology — Chicago Sun Times
Type: Press
Author(s):
Dave McKinney Source:
Chicago Sun Times SPRINGFIELD — Bart Simpson is creating a stir at the Statehouse. The actress who lends her voice to the iconic “The Simpsons” character wants children to love their parents, not break the law and treat others as they want to be treated. The character-building “Good Choices” program that espouses those virtues and that Nancy Cartwright developed through her non-profit organization could become an accepted tool for public school teachers to teach character development under an Illinois House resolution. The Emmy Award-winning ...
Apr 12, 2011
Scientology protest causes city to stop enforcing ordinance — Chicago Sun Times
Type: Press
Author(s):
Mitch Dudek Source:
Chicago Sun Times A protest last year outside the Church of Scientology of Illinois headquarters in Lake View has prompted the city to stop enforcing an ordinance that banned protests while religious services are being conducted. The issue arose late last year, when eight or nine protesters gathered outside the Church of Scientology location at 3011 N. Lincoln. In response, church members taped a sign to the front window that announced services there are held virtually all day — from 9:30 a.m. to 10 ...
Feb 27, 2011
Farrakhan: Revolution imminent in U.S. - Nation of Islam leader also praises Scientology to crowd at Allstate Arena — Radio 720 WGN Chicago
Type: Radio
Author(s):
Becky Schlikerman Source:
Radio 720 WGN Chicago Farrakhan: Revolution imminent in U.S.
Nation of Islam leader also praises Scientology to crowd at Allstate Arena
By Becky Schlikerman, Tribune reporter
10:55 p.m. CST, February 27, 2011
Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan predicted on Sunday that America faces imminent uprisings that mirror those in the Middle East.
"What you are looking at in Tunisia, in Egypt … Libya, in Bahrain … what you see happening there … you'd better prepare because it will be coming to your door," ...
Apr 2, 2010
Scientologists launch building boom to help grow the faith — The Oklahoman
Type: Press
Author(s):
Megan Mollman Source:
The Oklahoman CHICAGO (RNS) The windows are boarded-up and there's a "Keep Out" sign in the windowsill. Many in the Printer's Row neighborhood are unaware that the vacant brick building is slated to become Illinois' new welcome center for the Church of Scientology at the end of the year. The $4-million purchase of the seven-story structure is part of a nationwide push by Scientologists to open a host of new church buildings and draw new members into the faith. In all, more than ...
Jan 3, 2010
When Scientology fails — Allvoices.com
Type: Commentary
Author(s):
Dan Bluemel Source:
Allvoices.com Nancy Many sits comfortably curled up on her couch. A cool wind blows outside her Los Angeles home hitting the windows and splashing against the dead leaves in her yard. Her two Siberian Huskies lie on the floor, drifting in and out of sleep. The lights inside the house are yellow and dim giving an aura of firelight. A tranquil warmth fills the living room. The serenity that Many now enjoys is a testament to her victory, something hard fought and ...
Nov 29, 2009
Church of Scientology plans Illinois headquarters on Printer's Row — Chicago Tribune
Type: Press
Author(s):
Manya A. Brachear Source:
Chicago Tribune Convicted of fraud in France, impugned by former celebrity members and accused of coercing estranged practitioners to stay against their will, the Church of Scientology has encountered a fair share of bad publicity in recent months. But in Chicago, the religious movement founded by the late science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard appears to be flourishing. Signaling that success are plans for a new seven-story Illinois church headquarters slated to open next year in Chicago's historic Printer's Row. The restoration of ...
Feb 25, 2009
Church of Scientology zoning moves forward // Influential Printers Row resident raises concerns at zoning committee hearing — Chicago Journal
Type: Press
Author(s):
Ian Fullerton Source:
Chicago Journal The Church of Scientology cleared a hurdle in their effort to develop a religious center in Printers Row when the Committee on Zoning approved a new zoning designation for a church-owned building in the neighborhood on Tuesday. Second Ward Alderman Robert Fioretti voiced his support for the decision at the committee meeting in city council chambers. "There are First Amendment and freedom of religion issues that have been raised," he said, "but I don't think the propriety of those issues should ...
Feb 23, 2009
Controversial zoning change could be considered tomorrow // Zoning Committee to hear Church of Scientology application — Chicago Journal
Type: Press
Author(s):
Micah Maidenberg Source:
Chicago Journal A zoning change that would allow the Church of Scientology to build a new church inside the vacant 650 S. Clark St. building in Printers Row is expected to be considered at tomorrow's Zoning Committee hearing. Nicole Wellhausen, a staff member for 36th Ward Ald. William Banks, who chairs the Zoning Committee, said attorneys for the Church of Scientology asked that the proposed change be placed on tomorrow's agenda. A call to Donna Pugh, the church's attorney, was not returned. Andy ...
Jan 28, 2009
Church of Scientology goes for zoning change // Printers Row residents worry about parking, solicitation — Chicago Journal
Type: Press
Author(s):
Micah Maidenberg Source:
Chicago Journal Church of Scientology members, Printers Row residents and 2nd Ward Alderman Robert Fioretti tussled Tuesday evening over a church Scientologists want to establish at 650 S. Clark. The group is seeking to change the building's zoning from DX-12, a downtown mixed-use district, to DR-10, a downtown residential classification. The change would allow the church to develop their religious center in the empty building without obtaining a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals, as the current zoning requires. The group ...
Jan 14, 2009
Chicago dentist to settle forced Scientology, harassment case — Chicago TribuneMore: articles.chicagotribune.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
James P. Miller Source:
Chicago Tribune A Chicago dentist has agreed to pay $462,500 to settle federal allegations that he violated U.S. discrimination laws by sexually harassing workers and by forcing employees who wanted to keep their jobs to submit to indoctrination in the tenets of Scientology. The Chicago office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had filed a civil lawsuit against James L. Orrington in September 2007, asserting he had discriminated against 18 employees by subjecting them to sexual propositions, comments and improper touching. The suit ...
Jul 24, 2008
From the shadows, Anonymous battles Scientology — Chicago Tribune
Type: Press
Author(s):
Melissa Patterson Source:
Chicago Tribune Washington, USA — With their dark suits, leering masks and signs warning of what they call the "cult" of Scientology, the protest group Anonymous may startle a few visitors to Millennium Park on Saturday. But that's what the participants are hoping for. "Outfits and the outrageous help get people's attention," said Eric Szulczewski of Clarendon Hills, one of a few members of Anonymous willing to give his name. An Internet-based group that claims more than 10,000 members worldwide, Anonymous has assembled ...
Sep 26, 2007
Dental Hygiene — Chicagoist
Type: Press
Author(s):
Margaret Lyons Source:
Chicagoist The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Dr. James Orrington, DDS, alleging religious and sexual harassment. The suit, filed on behalf of ten employees — 9 women and 1 man? 10 women? — claims the South Side dentist required employees to recite passages from Scientology literature before he'd give them their checks. Three employees were fired after they lodged a complaint with the EEOC in 2005, and another two were fired after they complained about the harassment. According ...
Sep 26, 2007
Speaking of Scientology — Chicagoist
Type: Press
Author(s):
Alicia Dorr Source:
Chicagoist For those interested in learning more about Scientology off the job, the church is expanding its Chicago presence.
The Church of Scientology is setting up shop at the former Artcraft Building in the South Loop, at 650 S. Clark. When the flagship center opens next summer there will be activities, social services and, presumably, auditing. The building’s previous tenants, ACORN and the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, moved out because the space and crumbling façade needed attention that the previous owners weren’t willing ...
Sep 12, 2007
Greatest place on earth // Church of Scientology expands into South Loop — Chicago Journal
Type: Press
Author(s):
Hunter Clauss Source:
Chicago Journal South Loop residents will soon have a new neighbor-the Church of Scientology. The church's new flagship center of Chicago will move next summer into the former Artcraft Building, 650 S. Clark, and become the hub of Scientology-related activities and social services. "It's going to be a beacon of life," said Allyne Rosenthal, president of the Church of Scientology of Illinois. The new center, which was bought by the church in February 2007 for an undisclosed amount, will include office space for ...
Oct 14, 2005
Getting behind the ruckus over 'silent births' — Chicago Tribune
Type: Press
Author(s):
Nara Schoenberg Source:
Chicago Tribune Just when Tom Cruise was starting to look good again, we hear from the New York Daily News that Cruise's pregnant fiance, Katie Holmes, is supposed to sign on for a "silent birth," without screams or painkillers. Ouch. But is "Quit yellin', it's only childbirth," as the News headline so succinctly put it, the true position of the Church of Scientology, of which Cruise is a member? Not according to Greg LaClaire, vice president of the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre ...
Aug 16, 2002
Death of a Scientologist — Chicago ReaderMore: scientology-lies.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Tori Marlan Source:
Chicago Reader Greg Bashaw's father respected him and trusted him to make wise choices. Even after he chose to devote his life to Scientology. While the shock and grief of his son's suicide were still fresh, Bob Bashaw read back through their decades-long correspondence, looking in particular for references to Scientology. "I wanted to see what there was here I missed," he says. His son Greg had been a member of the Church of Scientology for more than 20 years. During that time ...
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Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire) May 20, 1990
Scientology church feud with anti-cultists heats up — Chicago Sun TimesMore: link
Type: Press
Author(s):
Daniel J. Lehmann Source:
Chicago Sun Times A festering dispute between a nontraditional religion and an anti-cult group has escalated to the point where each camp is accusing the other of using Nazilike tactics. Chances of a truce between the Church of Scientology and the Cult Awareness Network appear slim. Each denies the other's allegations of employing techniques that fleece victims of money and inflict psychological damage. The two have been at odds for at least a decade. The faceoff heated up in a recent solicitation letter from ...
Apr 19, 1986
Park Ridge showdown parents protest firing of Montessori teachers — Chicago Sun Times
Type: Press
Source:
Chicago Sun Times Scientologists and opponents of cults waged a war of leaflets last night as more than 100 angry parents confronted two representatives of a Park Ridge Montessori school that fired five teachers in a furor over teaching materials. Claiming their children had been traumatized by the abrupt firings, some parents threatened a breach-of-contract lawsuit. Parents said two-thirds of the more than 200 students at the school were withdrawn because the teachers were fired when they refused to use books designed by the ...
Apr 18, 1986
Teachers fired in Scientology fuss tell stand — Chicago Sun Times
Type: Press
Author(s):
Phillip J. O'Connor Source:
Chicago Sun Times Susan and Robert Volenec were out of work and their two children were out of school yesterday after an uproar at a Park Ridge Montessori facility over books designed by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. The parents were among six teachers fired Wednesday by Janet Bowes, founder and director of Children's Learning World, 2703 W. Sibley, after they refused to use books designed by Hubbard. The school had nine teachers and one of the fired teachers returned yesterday, a ...
Apr 17, 1986
6 teachers balk, fired over Scientology book — Chicago Sun Times
Type: Press
Author(s):
Jim Quinlan Source:
Chicago Sun Times Six teachers at a Park Ridge Montessori school were fired yesterday after refusing to use books designed by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, school officials said. Janet Bowes, founder and director of the Children's Learning World, 2703 W. Sibley, said the teachers were dismissed "strictly" because they violated their contracts. She said the school, which has 215 students, was not introducing any religious studies to the curriculum. "This is strictly a secular matter," Bowes said. "I'm the leader of ...
Mar 1, 1985
Drug Aid Available At Low Or No Cost — Chicago Tribune
Nov 10, 1979
Scientologists got secret files of Times, lawyers — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)More: link , news.google.com , news.google.com
Type: Press
Author(s):
Charles Stafford Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Secret letters and memos from the personal files of St. Petersburg Times editors and its attorneys were obtained and analyzed by members of the Church of Scientology shortly after the church moved to Clearwater four years ago. The letters and memos were used by the church in calculating its response to news media reports revealing its purchase through a front organization of the Fort Harrison Hotel. How the Church of Scientology or its agents got access to the locked filing cabinets ...
Nov 14, 1971
Dianetics and drugs: a "cure" in weeks for $3,000 — Chicago TribuneMore: pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Type: Press
Source:
Chicago Tribune On March 7, 1971, a benefit concert to aid the National Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program was held at the Happy Medium. The program was presented by Dinah Christie and members of the cast of the revue appearing at the theater. Publicity releases were sent out plugging the concert and at least one newspaper columnist mentioned both the performance and the charity it was supporting. [...]
Feb 7, 1969
U.S. court rules Scientology is a real religion — Chicago Tribune
Feb 11, 1951
Find model, mate slain — Chicago TribuneMore: link
Type: Press
Source:
Chicago Tribune Berkeley, Cal., Feb 10 (AP)—The bodies of a model and her husband were found in their apartment here last night, and Police Inspector A. R. Frock said it was murder and suicide. The victims were David E. Cary, 30, an instructor at the L. Ron Hubbard Dianetics institute of Los Angeles; and his wife, Helen, 28, a model at the California College of Arts and Crafts. Police theorized that Mrs. Cary shot her husband once in the chest, then turned a ...
Chicagoland Academy, Inc.: Form 990 filings
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