The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark status for both the home and the abandoned St. Mary’s of ...

Pope Leo's hometown in Illinois, just outside Chicago, bought his childhood home in the village of Dolton. It sold for ...

The village bought the house this week for $375,000, a spokesperson said. Dolton now plans to obtain national historic landmark status for the home.

Prevost lived with his parents and siblings for many years in the suburban home, and it’s become a tourist destination since ...

The price is the highest on record for a single-family home in Dolton, where the average price over the past year was a ...

Dolton paid $375,000, including commission fees, to buy the modest brick home where Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, ...

If you’re planning a pilgrimage to the pope’s hometown this summer, keep in mind that Dolton never asked to be considered ...

What was once an overlooked property has now become Doltons unexpected lifeline. With Pope Leo XIVs election drawing ...

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Burt Odelson, Dolton’s attorney behind the deal, said that the owner agreed to sell amid threats of Dolton taking the house via eminent domain.

Earlier in the week in Peoria, the Democratic governor stood alongside two Republicans — state Sen. Dale Fowler and state Rep ...

The new pope's childhood home in Dolton has drawn visitors from across the country, with many treating it as a pilgrimage site.