Bald Knob Cross for Peace

Suit against state funding for giant Ill. cross struck down

A challenge against the use of state money to refurbish a giant cross in southern Illinois has been struck down.Atheist Robert Sherman sued the state…
Appeals court hears case over use of state grant to refurbish 111-foot Ill. cross

Judges on a Chicago federal appeals court say even if a giant cross in southern Illinois is a religious symbol, that doesn't mean the state legislature…