Faith - News, Photos and More on the Windy Citizen

There have been a lot of great reports in the Citizen this week on everything from the Olympics to polaroids. In this post-Lollapalooza world, however, with my throat still sore from Grant Park's dust and my room still a mess of piles of dirt-encrusted clothes, it's difficult for me to find or think of anything else for a weekend recap. Luckily, there's no lack of stories to draw upon. Here's what you should know going into what will hopefully be a calmer next few days...

Fans of new car smell will take precious little joy in a tour of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation’s synagogue in Evanston.

The building was carefully planned to exclude as much of volatile organic compounds and formaldehyde adhesives – some of the substances that give “new” its smell – as possible.