Black Americans in Illinois can submit a DNA sample to a university-based project trying to find their ancestral homes, ...

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Before he became Pope Leo XIV, Father Robert Prevost was a young Augustinian priest attending meetings in Chicago — and ...

Chicago family gifts "Da Pope" t-shirt to Pope Leo XIV, emphasizing his Chicago roots and the city's NFL team during a Roman ...

In the days following Robert Prevost’s election as Pope Leo XIV, the world sought to understand this relatively unknown man. While his name had emerged late ...

City aldermen who represent downtown met with NASCAR officials via Zoom on Monday to begin paving a path forward for the Chicago Street Race in 2027 — and possibly 2028. The meeting came three ...

A 31-year-old Chicago woman was charged in connection to the death of a 1-year-old boy, authorities announced.

A new book suggests Chicago-born Richard Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of becoming Pope Leo XIV.

Justice & Health 30 Years After Chicago’s Deadliest Heat Wave, Systemic Racism Is Still the Root Problem The disaster disproportionately killed Black residents in neighborhoods that still face ...

Six new restaurants opened in Chicago this spring, offering everything from birria tacos to Korean comfort food — and many draw from deep family roots.

Just because he's on vacation doesn't mean Pope Leo XIV takes a break from his Sunday duties. The pontiff led Mass on Sunday, July 13, at the papal parish of St. Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo ...

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America’s first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover […] ...