a Chicago-based restaurant chain known for its hot dogs and meaty sandwiches, has dedicated one of its menu items to the new pope. Its Italian Beef Sandwich is now called “The Leo” — at ...

CHICAGO, Il. (WSAV) — The accolades for Pope Leo XIV are pouring in. One Chicago restaurant has named a sandwich after him. The sandwich chain Portillo’s introduced the new sandwich this week.

People reports that Portillo’s, a Chicago-based sandwich chain, has announced a new menu item in honor of Cardinal Robert Prevost, recently named Pope Leo XIV. In a press release, the chain ...

On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope — the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. His hometown of the Windy ...

Portillo’s is celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope and a Chicago native, with a limited-time sandwich called "The Leo." The Italian beef sandwich, available through ...

Beloved Chi-town restaurant chain Portillo’s also named a new sandwich The Leo, which it describes as “divinely seasoned Italian Beef, baptized in gravy.” Meanwhile, in Evanston ...

Chicagoans have predictably reacted in grandiose fashion with humor and genuine affection for South Sider Robert Prevost as he begins heading the Catholic Church.