Prevost led the worldwide order known as the Augustinians -- a sect of Catholicism focused on missionary work and service.

A convicted sex offender from Willow Springs has been charged with multiple child pornography felonies following a ...

CHICAGO - Ahead of Mother's Day, a Chicago-area mom and daughter are sharing their story in hopes of encouraging others to ...

A Chicago man has learned his sentence for orchestrating a series of violent kidnappings in the suburbs, prosecutors said.

The FBI described the suspects as four Black men of medium build, all wearing dark sweatpants, hooded sweatshirts, dark ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. - An Illinois convenience store is home to the state's latest lottery legend after selling a scratch-off ...

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected ...

President Trump says he is willing to talk to China's president. This would be the first time the two have spoken since Trump ...

In a historic decision announced today, the Catholic Church elected Cardinal Robert Prevost—born in Chicago—as its next pope.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been named the bishop of Rome and will take the name Pope Leo the XIV. He was elected during the ...

A search is ongoing for an individual who stabbed a baby seal in March on an Oregon beach. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...