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Chicago area reacts to new pope — 'Everything dope, including the pope, comes from Chicago!'
"The Pope is from Chicago. This is one of the biggest moments in the modern history of our city," said Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
From Chicago to the Vatican: How a Peruvian American became pope
Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost — grew up in Chicago, ...
Chicago Cubs at New York Mets odds, picks and predictions
The Chicago Cubs (22-16) and the New York Mets (24-14) open a 3-game set Friday. First pitch from Citi Field in Queens is ...
Chicago celebrates native son's elevation to pope
The preliminary agreement is the first of dozens of tariff-lowering deals that Trump is trying to land in coming weeks after ...
He grew up in a parish on Chicago’s South Side. Now he’s the pope
The Prevost family belonged to the now-shuttered St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in the Riverdale neighborhood on the South ...
Pope Leo XIV's brother settles crucial Chicago debate: Is the pontiff a White Sox or Cubs fan?
"He's Sox, and then the radio announced Cubs, and that's not true," said the pope's older brother, John Prevost.
John Rau, led two venerable Chicago financial institutions, dies at 76
John Rau, who led two venerable Chicago financial institutions and also was the dean of Indiana University’s business school, ...