Buddhist Monastery Planned for South Savage

By Clare Kennedy, Shakopee Patch, May 7, 2013

Savage, Minnesota (USA) -- This week Savage Planning Commission will consider an application from Tay Phuong, an organization which hopes to convert a single family home into a Buddhist worship space and monastery.

Buddhism in the Midwest

by Lori Erickson, Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2013

Chicago, USA -- Inside the main hall of the Drepung Gomang Institute, gilded statues of Buddha and brilliantly colored images of fierce deities adorn the altar. As the smell of incense wafts through the air, a Tibetan monk chants a sutra, his low tones weaving a soothing, meditative melody.

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Kicks Off World Tour In Chicago To Guide Conversations On Fostering Peace

The Buddhist Channel, March 30, 2013

Honorary Co-Chairs Mayor Emanuel & President Preckwinkle With Youth & Community Leaders Combat Youth Violence Through Lens Of Peace During Featured Youth Congress on Peace

CHICAGO, USA -- The Sakyong Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, a recognized global leader in peace initiatives and the highest leader of Shambhala, kicks off his four-city international speaking tour with a weekend-long conference in Chicago,Imagining Peace, hosted by The Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago, focused on identifying ways to foster peace at individual, community and societal levels.

Oprah Store Taken Over by Buddhist Center

By Chloe Riley, DNAinfo, March 14, 2013

WEST LOOP, Chicago (USA) -- A North Side meditation center plans to take over the old Oprah Store.

South Sioux City grants 1-year permit for Buddhist temple

by LAUREN MILLS, Sioux City Journal, November 26, 2012

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Iowa (USA) -- Three Buddhist monks who have lived and held services in a rural South Sioux City home for six months will be able to officially use the house for a temple for the next year.