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From the South Side to the Vatican, the Chicago White Sox have unveiled new artwork honoring Pope Leo XIV.

The WNBA is following up on alleged racist fan behavior during Saturday's Chicago Sky vs. Indiana Fever game.

Portillo’s is paying tribute to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV — the first American pope and a Chicago native — with a limited-time sandwich.

Catholics gathered in Chicago this morning at a special Mass to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV.

Robert Prevost's election as the new pope marks the first time a person from the United States was selected as the head of the Roman Catholic faith. Here's what to know about where previous popes came from, and why an American pontiff was considered to be unlikely, until now.

The papal conclave has ended with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new pope.

The notion of an American pope has long been frowned upon, but Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, had prominence that few other cardinals have.

A sentence has been handed down in the case of a landlord convicted in the murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy in Plainfield.

Four people were killed after a vehicle crashed into an after-school care building in downstate Chatham, just south of Springfield, on Monday.

Crimo was transferred to Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill on Friday morning, where he will spend the rest of his life, according to the Lake County Sheriff.

Steve "Mongo" McMichael, who had been battling ALS for the last three years, died on Wednesday.

Chicago Bears Hall of Fame defensive lineman and legendary personality Steve “Mongo" McMichael is being moved to hospice care.

Walgreens will pay up to $350 million for illegally filling millions of illegal opioid prescriptions as part of a settlement with the DOJ.

"There is nothing to celebrate." The annual Cinco de Mayo parade in Chicago has been called off over community concerns about immigration enforcement.

Equinoxes occur twice a year, in spring and fall, when Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun. As a result, daylight and darkness are nearly equal worldwide.

Lollapalooza, one of the most iconic music festivals in the world, has announced their 2025 lineup.

A man was shot early Wednesday outside a Chicago O'Hare International Airport terminal following an altercation between multiple people, police said. Here's what we know.

Robert Crimo III, charged in the 2022 Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting, pleaded guilty on all counts Monday morning.