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 ...

“They said, ‘At Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Mahogany Denise Davis was pronounced dead.’” 21-year-old Mahogany Davis. A mother of three. O.Z.’s sister. “On May 11th, 2002 at ...

Chicago posted the seventh biggest population gain of any city in the country last year, leading a wave of growth that also lifted many suburbs, particularly those on the fringes of the metro area.

Here’s a look at what we discovered about some of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV‘s family members in the Tribune archives. Raised in Chicago with five sisters — including two who became nuns ...

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, May 8 (Reuters) - The old parish church buildings on Chicago's far South Side where Pope Leo XIV grew up, attended grammar school and launched his career as a priest are now vacated and ...

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 ...

Crain's today released its second annual list of the largest construction companies in the Chicago area, and the top two local builders have only grown bigger. The Walsh Group retained its status ...

CHICAGO, May 8 (Reuters) - One question consuming Chicago baseball fans: What team does Pope Leo support? The Windy City is notoriously split between White Sox and Cubs supporters, a rivalry ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, said on Sunday that he thinks Pope Leo XIV will carry forward Francis’s commitment and focus on immigration, climate change and human trafficking.

It didn't take long after Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, was chosen as the new pope for social media to catch fire with the most Chicago of debates: Is Pope Leo XIV a Cubs fan or a ...

Chicago’s street festivals have seen a drop in gate donations. At the same time, the costs to host such events have skyrocketed. While some fests have watched the gate donations dwindle over the ...