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Column: White Sox embracing their newest superfan, Pope Leo XIV — while trolling the Cubs
The Great Pope Fight of 2025 continued between the White Sox and Cubs over Pope Leo XIV’s favorite Chicago baseball team.
How the new Pope Leo XIV’s childhood church in Chicago fell into disrepair — and what may lie ahead
Many sites associated with past popes’ lives have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s ...
Chicago loudly and proudly claims homegrown Pope Leo XIV — and the ‘Pope’s Pizza’ at Aurelio’s
Chicagoans have predictably reacted in grandiose fashion with humor and genuine affection for South Sider Robert Prevost as ...
2 fatally wounded, 1 injured in overnight shooting in Edgewater
Two men were fatally wounded in a triple shooting overnight on the North Side in the Edgewater neighborhood, Chicago police said. Officers responded about 1:20 a.m. Saturday to a call of a person ...
Chicago online auction startup Unicorn turning whiskey bottles into windfalls
Unicorn, a 5-year-old online auction platform for wines and spirits, has quickly established itself as the eBay of imbibing, ...
Cellist Lia Kohl finds music in the everyday. She’ll soon take a Union Station rush hour by surprise.
The cellist and composer says she thrives on collaborations, even if that means with train announcements. Plus, look for her ...
Talking about mythology in the musical ‘Hadestown’: ‘It’s a sad song / But we sing it anyway’
In a panel discussion at Chicago’s National Hellenic Museum, cast members share what’s on their minds as they tell the story ...
The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for May 10
Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop culture this week? Take our quiz to test ...
Coordinador defensivo de Patriots Terrell Williams se pierde 1er día de minicampamento de novatos
El coordinador defensivo de los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra Terrell Williams ha estado trabajando de forma remota desde su ...
Feds say funding freed up for Great Lakes invasive carp project, though President Donald Trump and Gov. JB Pritzker still snipe at each other
Donald Trump reinforces funding available for Illinois project to contain invasive carp, allowing a stalled environmental ...
Pope Leo XIV is a ‘Midwesterner who is not afraid of hard work,’ Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich says
Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich participated in the conclave that elected Robert Prevost to lead the Catholic Church as pope.
Is Pope Leo XIV — the Chicago-born new pontiff — a Cubs or White Sox fan?
When Pope Leo XIV’s election was announced Thursday, ABC News reported Robert Prevost of Dolton was a Cubs fan. The jokes ...