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Saved by the Bell

NEAL FRANCIS DOESN’T CONsider himself religious. But the Chicago singer-songwriter says he gained a renewed level of hope and clarity while residing — yes, residing — at the now-defunct St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Belmont Cragin. This unlikely life-changing experience is captured thematically on his new album, In Plain Sight.

“The process

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