From 1992-1997 Mass was celebrated in the gym of a local public school and only “wide open spaces” stretched from the hill where St. Paul’s now stands. Today new homes with young families dot the spaces and 300-400 infants are baptized yearly.

This simple, modern church was designed by Hammel, Green and Abrahamson. Oak floors in the semi-circular interior slope toward a raised sanctuary. Thanks to two low walls of clear glass and skylights, the weather’s changing mood outside “paints” the neutral walls and ceiling in varied hues.

A mile from Six Flags Great America and eight miles from the Wisconsin border, this parish enjoys a cosmopolitan character. Area corporations have drawn a workforce from around the nation and many worship in this sacred space each Sunday, finding unity in their common faith.

A night light in St. Paul’s lofty cupola can be seen for miles—just so radiates the faith of its pilgrim people.

Pastor: Father Farrell Kane, OCarm
Masses: Saturdays 5 p.m./ Sundays 7:30, 9, 10:30 a.m., noon
Seating capacity: 1,100
Phone: (847) 918-0600
Parish founded: 1991

top