The pope grew up in a Catholic enclave on Chicago’s South Side. That community is gone now. The pope grew up in a Catholic enclave on Chicago’s South Side. That community is gone now.

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Catholic Church has a new hymn, and it's "Go Sox, go!" The College of Cardinals selected its first Chicago-style pope, and the internet is already making memes, edits and merch.

Chicago, which has given rise to everything from the coffee maker and mobile phone to the Ferris wheel and now a new pope, is about to add another potentially groundbreaking development to its ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — For the first time in the over 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, an American Cardinal was elected as Pope, and not only is the new Pope American, he’s a Chicagoan ...

Chicago, a uniquely meme-able city, was the center of a ton of jokes. Here is some of the internet’s best work. By Hank Sanders Hank Sanders lived in Chicago for five years before moving to New ...

CHICAGO − Over 100 years passed between World Series championships for Cubs fans in this great city, but they finally got one. And now, after 2,000 years, they've got a pope, too. Chicagoans don ...

Luca Bruno/AP Photos Share Chicago-area Catholics are celebrating the news that South Side-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first U.S.-born Pope. Dawn Ribnek, a Catholic born and ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) celebrated the Thursday selection of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first pontiff from the U.S. “Everything dope ...

The Chicago Bears had no shortage of high-level offseason moves in 2025. Whether by trade, through signings in free agency, or impact picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, this year's Bears will look very ...

'Chicago Med,' 'Chicago Fire' and 'Chicago P.D.' have all been renewed by NBC for the 2025-26 season. By Alex Weprin, Tony Maglio NBC will keep loading its Wednesday primetime lineup full of first ...

Ahead of the network’s 2025-26 schedule reveal next Monday, NBC has renewed Chicago Fire for a 14th season, Chicago P.D. for a 13th season and Chicago Med for an 11th season. The pickup is being ...