Rob Sherman, an atheist from Buffalo Grove, has made good on a threat to take legal action over state funds directed towards a religious icon. Earlier this year, Sherman asked that Friends of Bald Knob Cross of Peace return the grant because it was unconstitutional. But after they refused, he's taken the next step: filing a lawsuit. Both Gov. Quinn and former governor Rod Blagojevich are named as defendants in the lawsuit. Not that the FOBKC are standing pat. From ChuffPo: more ›

A suburban Chicago man is challenging a fundraising group in Alto Pass, Illinois over $20,000 in state funding he says was used unconstitutionally. Rob Sherman, an atheist from Buffalo Grove, wants the group known as Friends of Bald Knob Cross of Peace to return a grant they received for the restoration of one of the largest cross’s in the Western Hemisphere. The group received the grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. more ›

We hope everyone enjoyed their long holiday weekend. While you were grilling, we were still working, so here are some of the things you might have missed. more ›

A new ad campaign rolled out on 25 Chicago buses this week that aims at giving atheists, agnostics and non-believers the same voice on public transportation that other religions have used for years. The Chicago slogan, which has been seen on buses running from the North to South Side of Chicago, including downtown reads: “In the Beginning, Man Created God.” more ›