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Historic Illinois church thrives despite devastating floods and a town that’s disappeared

Historic Illinois church thrives despite devastating floods and a town that’s disappeared

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Immaculate Conception Church, a handsome, 19th-century red-brick edifice near the Mississippi River, hosts a weekly Mass on late Saturday afternoons. The post Historic Illinois church thrives despite devastating floods and a town that’s disappeared first appeared on OSV News.

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