Joy flows as priest with Chicago ties selected pope
— May 15, 2025The Rev. Andy Matijevic has some impressive bragging rights. “I told the future pope what to do,” Matijevic quipped. It was 2016 and Matijevic, then a seminarian, was the emcee…
The Rev. Andy Matijevic has some impressive bragging rights. “I told the future pope what to do,” Matijevic quipped. It was 2016 and Matijevic, then a seminarian, was the emcee…
With a two-year exception, only two people have represented Illinois’ 9th Congressional District since 1949. That will change in January 2027, in the wake of the announcement…
Two Illinois congressional reps — Robin Kelly and Raja Krisnamoorthi — have entered the race to be the state’s next U.S. senator. Kelly U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly was…
Aurora Mayor John Laesch warned that the city faces potential fiscal difficulties that could warrant an eventual property tax hike while pledging to work closely with City Council members…
Chicago police shot a suspect Saturday night on the city’s West Side. Shortly after 10:35 p.m. Saturday, police responded to a call for service on the 1900 block of North Austin…
A federal judge in New York issued a preliminary order May 6 blocking the Trump administration from cutting off states’ access to hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief…
The last time veteran rock-funk-folk-jazz-country-swamp boogie band Little Feat played in the Peoria area, during the 2022 Summer Camp Music Festival, the group of seasoned musicians…
Five Venezuelan migrants, all male juveniles residing in Chicago, have been charged with stealing from two Oak Brook stores. All five juveniles appeared at detention hearings Tuesday…