Meet Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history. Learn why Black Catholics have hope for his papacy.

As Mayor Brandon Johnson marks two years in office, some of the thorniest issues have come from unexpected fronts: education ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down Wednesday for a wide-ranging interview with City Hall reporters Alice Yin and Jake ...

( The Hill) — A video of Pope Leo XIV at the 2005 World Series game between the White Sox and the Houston Astros emerged ...

A judge on Friday halted the Trump administration’s plan to cut federal jobs — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls it a win for workers.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 10, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who ...

The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested Friday at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility ...

Ras Baraka, a Democrat, has aggressively pushed back against the construction and opening of the 1,000-bed detention center, ...

Mark E. Pulido, a longtime Cerritos City Councilmember and former two-time Mayor, has officially filed his candidacy for ...

Pope Leo’s childhood home in Dolton has become a popular gathering spot. Officials are considering turning the home into a historic landmark. DOLTON, Ill. - While Pope Leo was born in Chicago, he grew ...

As Brandon Johnson approaches the midpoint of his term as Chicago mayor, he confronts a reality that he readily acknowledges.