The Catholic leaders of Leo’s hometown hold out hope that the new pope can help turn around ailing finances and a shortage of ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by ...

The village of Dolton is considering the use of eminent domain to take ownership of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home.

The plan – intersecting the use taxpayer funds and a religious organization – has raised concerns, and not just limited to ...

“We want to work with the archdiocese to make sure the home is preserved in a very cautious and reasonable manner, so it doesn’t become a place where you sell trinkets,” Burt Odelson, the attorney for ...

Dolton officials notified the auction company of its plans to seize the home where Pope Leo XIV grew from the investor who ...

The Village of Dolton is looking to acquire the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV and work with the Archdiocese of Chicago to ...

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St. Mary of the Assumption has fallen into disrepair, but landmark status would protect its exterior. The move could also ...

Chicago remembers when teens used to hang at the mall, juke at the roller rink or dance battle at the nightclubs.

Pope Leo’s hometown in the south suburbs was hit with economic hardship after the collapse of the steel industry on the Far ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Amy Beadle from VisitSpringfieldIllinois.com about summer fun in Springfield, including Route 66, The Land of Lincioln, the Bourbon Journey, lodging and ...