Several family members and advocates with loved ones incarcerated in prisons across Illinois told WTTW News that their ...

In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pontiff, the memes, doctored images and ...

Robert Prevost is the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. And Prevost’s brother, John, ...

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the shooting, which occurred around 6 p.m. Thursday after ...

Thirty members of the City Council signed a letter this week urging the board to stand by a resolution it passed less than ...

Chicago was once a swamp. In some places, it still is. But will climate change undo wetland restoration efforts?

In his first formal meeting with cardinals, which began with a standing ovation, the new pontiff said he chose his papal name ...

Karina Gonzalez and her daughter Daniela Alvarez were shot and killed after an order of protection was issued. A new Illinois ...

The Chicago Sky All-Star set records before her season got cut short by an injury and helped the league soar to new heights ...

The Chicago Transit Board took no action on the potential appointment of a new agency president at a hastily scheduled ...

Pope Leo XIV spoke off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel to the cardinals who elected him to follow in the footsteps ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was born in Chicago, grew up in south suburban Dolton and served as prior of a local Augustinian ...