The Brief A former Milwaukee pastor pleaded guilty to stealing money from the church. The 42-year-old was sentenced to probation and ordered to write an apology. Prosecutors said he embezzled more ...

If St. Adalbert is granted landmark designation, the next issue to tackle would be finding a new use for the church and parish buildings. And that’s an expensive undertaking not unique to St ...

UPDATED: June 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM CDT A late compromise helped landmark status for Pilsen’s St. Adalbert Catholic Church finally move ahead Tuesday, a decisive step in a fierce preservation battle.

The St. Adalbert Church building, deconsecrated as an approved place of worship following its final Mass, sits at 1650 W. 17th St. The church was first constructed in 1874 to serve Polish ...

Sawicki and her supporters would like to keep the church as a shine to St. Adalbert, with a 40-room bed-and-breakfast-style facility for potential tourists visiting Chicago for Pope Leo XIV tours.

The Archdiocese of Chicago has been trying to sell the St. Adalbert complex, which spans from 1622-58 W. 17th St. to 1633-59 W. 16th St. The archdiocese closed the church in 2019 as attendance ...

The St. Adalbert parish was founded in 1874. At the time, its congregation was predominantly Polish, but by the time it closed in 2019, most of the congregation was of Mexican heritage.