(Chicago Tribune historical photo) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 1, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date?

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 ...

On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as Pope Leo XIV. He was born in Chicago and raised on the South side of town. Many Americans, particularly in Chicago, have reveled in his ...

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Dust storm warnings continued across the Chicago area into the evening, with images showing the massive cloud of dust swallowing buildings in downtown Chicago. In Chicago, videos captured the ...

The Illinois Gaming Board ordered a work stoppage at the site so it could begin an investigation, which the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times are reporting surrounds the use of a waste-hauling ...

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 ...

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 ...

NBC has renewed “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire,” and “Chicago PD” for new seasons. The renewals bring “Med” to Season 11, “Fire” to Season 13, and “PD” to Season 15.

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 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 ...

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 ...