As the opioid crisis has worsened, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has implemented programs to help make the County Jail a place of hope and recovery for the many inmates caught in the cycle of addiction and crime. 
And after the United Methodist Church affirmed language banning LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage at a recent global council, one Rogers Park church is defying the General Council by standing with it’s members and creating a positive environment for all its parishioners regardless of sexual orientation