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FILE – Television evangelist Jim Bakker poses in front of the Water Park in Columbia, SC, one of the attractions at his Heritage USA, March 19, 1987. (AP Photo/Lou Krasky, File)

Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86

By Jim Salter

October 6, 2026 at 6:16 a.m.

Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around...

President Jimmy Carter and Pope John Paul II are shown at the White House Saturday, Oct. 6, 1979. (AP Photo)

Today in History: Pope John Paul II visits the White House

By Associated Press

October 6, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Oct. 6, 1979, Pope John Paul II, on a weeklong U.S. tour, became the...

Pope John Paul II in Grant Park in Chicago in October 1979. (baiduhai historical photo)

Today in Chicago History: Pope John Paul II conducts sermon by the shore in Grant Park

By Kori Rumore

October 5, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 5, according...

Pope Leo XIV blesses faithful as he starts his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 8, 2026. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump are at odds over Iran

By Bill Barrow

April 10, 2026 at 1:19 p.m.

In his second term, President Donald Trump’s most influential American critic doesn’t live in the...

Andrea Burns, left, and Martina Maggiore find the recently-installed mural of Pope Leo XIV in section 140 before a White Sox-Rangers game at Rate Field in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago White Sox expand tribute to loyal fan Pope Leo by giving away pope-themed hats

By Associated Press

April 10, 2026 at 12:09 p.m.

The Chicago White Sox are expanding their tribute to Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native...

Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden listens in during the Chicago Board of Education meeting, April 8, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago school board approves resolution against federal tax-credit scholarship program

By Kate Armanini

April 8, 2026 at 7:04 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education approved a resolution Wednesday calling on Gov. JB Pritzker to...

Steven Evans and his wife, Alicia Evans, of South Chicago Heights, pause for a selfie during a date night they had two weeks after he had lung surgery. (Alicia Evans)

Park Forest pastor sings praises after undergoing Cytalux lung surgery at Palos Hospital

By Melinda Moore

April 8, 2026 at 6:13 p.m.

The leader of a Park Forest church who had a cancerous part of his lung...

Pope Leo XIV meets Matteson Mayor Sheila Chalmers-Currin in Vatican City March 30. (Vatican Media)

Matteson and Lemont mayors describe Pope Leo XIV as humble, personable

By Evy Lewis

April 7, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

Matteson Mayor Sheila Chalmers-Currin and Lemont Mayor John Egofske describe their meeting with Pope Leo...

The Rev. Paul Joseph Keller, from left, Sister Alicia Gutierrez, the Rev. Juan Vargas and the Rev. David Inczauskis head back to their group after leaving the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Broadview, where they offered Communion and pastoral care for detainees, on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Clergy members decry use of shackles at Broadview ICE facility seen during Holy Week ministry

By Madeline Buckley

April 7, 2026 at 3:05 p.m.

As local clergy ministered to detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in...

More than 60 volunteers joined a recent cleanup effort at the Riverside Christian School in Hammond, which opens in August. The school once housed Spohn Middle School at 4925 Sohl Ave. (Photo provided by Riverside Christian)

Hammond Riverside Christian school hosting tours, sets August opening

By Carole Carlson

April 7, 2026 at 1:47 p.m.

Hammond Riverside Christian, a new K-5 private school, forged by an alliance between three Lake County Christian...

St. Joseph Church, located at 440 Joliet St. in downtown Dyer, was established in 1867. (Anna Ortiz/Post-Tribune)

Parish members mobilize to save historic Dyer church

By Anna Ortiz

April 6, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

For members of Dyer's St. Joseph Catholic Church, they're committed to their fight to save...

Pope Leo XIV sprinkles holy water with a bunch of hyssop sprigs as he presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran

By Colleen Barry

April 5, 2026 at 10:20 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to...

The Rev. Jerome Kish, new priest at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Yorkville, uses magic to help teach Scripture, including the story of the Resurrection. (Denise Crosby/The Beacon-News)

Column: New Yorkville priest combines magic with ministry

By Denise Crosby

April 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Rev. Jerome Kish says he uses magic "as a teaching moment rather than a...