In Chicago, people are very excited about Pope Leo XIV, or Father Bob, as those who’ve known Robert Francis Prevost a long ...

Historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas debuts his new Chicago Reader column with a look at the city’s Catholic connections beyond the new pope.

Pope Leo XIV's background tells the story of complicated racial identities in the U.S., multiculturalism and Black Catholics ...

Meet Donna, who lives next door to Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, IL. She says the home was recently a hub of drug ...

The Catholic Church has always been central to Creole identity. The Prevosts aren’t the only ones who passed into white ...

For decades some of the city's brightest students have shown their very best at the Chicago Public Schools science fair, but ...

Biles and Owens have been living in Texas for the duration of their relationship but are set to make a move to Chicago for ...

There’s a lot Dolton could do to infuse their papal ties into the village’s culture that doesn’t involve taking on debt and ...

Pope Leo’s connection to Chicago is by now well known to the masses but long before he was born and raised in Dolton, his ancestors left the old world of Italy to begin a new life ...

The BriefA 41-year-old Zion man was accused of robbing a suburban fast food restaurant at knifepoint.The suspect allegedly ...

After renovation and a papal election sent property values soaring, the Village of Dolton claims priority rights to purchase ...

Discover the inspirational true story of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. After an 11-week run in 2024 Bill W and Dr. Bob is returning to Chicago at the North Shore Center for the Performing ...