South Elgin senior Adriana Jimenez is doing just that in high school, despite having followed in the footsteps of older sister Sammy by competing in both softball and cheerleading. “She’s had ...

The pope grew up in a Catholic enclave on Chicago’s South Side. That community is gone now. The pope grew up in a Catholic enclave on Chicago’s South Side. That community is gone now.

Photos from Chicago Bears rookie minicamp at Halas Hall on May 9, 2025. Rookie defensive back Zah Frazier (20) stretches out during Chicago Bears rookie camp at Halas Hall on May 9, 2025 ...

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Chicago, which has given rise to everything from the coffee maker and mobile phone to the Ferris wheel and now a new pope, is about to add another potentially groundbreaking development to its ...

It didn't take long after Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, was chosen as the new pope for social media to catch fire with the most Chicago of debates: Is Pope Leo XIV a Cubs fan or a ...

Here’s a look at what we discovered about some of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV‘s family members in the Tribune archives. Raised in Chicago with five sisters — including two who became nuns ...

Chicago, a uniquely meme-able city, was the center of a ton of jokes. Here is some of the internet’s best work. By Hank Sanders Hank Sanders lived in Chicago for five years before moving to New ...

Luca Bruno/AP Photos Share Chicago-area Catholics are celebrating the news that South Side-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first U.S.-born Pope. Dawn Ribnek, a Catholic born and ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) celebrated the Thursday selection of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first pontiff from the U.S. “Everything dope ...

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Nancy Faust is as synonymous with the Chicago White Sox as the team’s exploding scoreboard. Had things gone differently, however, then the team’s longtime organist might have instead led the ...