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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...

Greta Gerwig appears at the 37th annual Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 28, 2026, left, and Meryl Streep appears at The Albies in London on Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo)

A familiar figure, a new voice: Meryl Streep’s Aslan stirs gender debate over Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’

By Peter Smith

October 4, 2026 at 11:23 a.m.

The public hasn’t viewed a frame from director Greta Gerwig’s movie adaptation of the classic...

Actor Lou Ferrigno reacts after throwing the first pitch before the Chicago White Sox play the Oakland Athletics at U.S. Cellular Field Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Hulk star Lou Ferrigno fulfills childhood dream meeting with Pope Leo XIV

By Associated Press

September 30, 2026 at 7:11 a.m.

The Incredible Hulk fulfilled a childhood dream by meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday.

Newly appointed Joliet Bishop Brendan J. Cahill speaks at a news conference on Sept. 17, 2026, at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

Pope Leo XIV appoints Texas bishop as new bishop of Joliet

By Evy Lewis

September 18, 2026 at 1:52 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, the current bishop of Victoria, Texas, as...

Cardinal Blase Cupich helps to lead a procession around Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Melrose Park following an outdoor Ash Wednesday Mass on Feb. 18, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Judge temporarily blocks Illinois aid-in-dying law for Catholic health providers

By Jeremy Gorner

September 14, 2026 at 5:46 p.m.

A limited temporary restraining order sides with a lawsuit from Cardinal Blase Cupich a day...

Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives at the Vatican Library on the day of his 71st birthday, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, during a press preview of the exhibit “”AQVA, Catastrophe and Wonder,” which will be open to the public from Sept. 25 through May 14, 2027. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV celebrates 71st birthday by repealing 2021 salary cuts for Vatican employees

By Nicole Winfield

September 14, 2026 at 8:50 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 71st birthday on Monday but it was Vatican employees who...

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sept.9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope commemorates 9/11 attacks with prayers for peace and for those who died

By Nicole Winfield

September 13, 2026 at 10:21 a.m.

“Two days ago marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the...

A traditional altar is displayed as part of the “Día de Muertos: A Celebration of Remembrance” exhibit on Sept. 23, 2025, at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

A stadium unveiled, a neon sign lit, Día de Muertos: Our walking tour through the fall season

By Christopher Borrelli

September 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

From architectural highlights to cultural happenings to Chicago's spooky season, a look ahead at the...

David Skrzypczynski, of Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood, joins with others in a candlelight vigil outside of Gov. JB Pritzker’s office in downtown Chicago Dec. 11, 2025, with the objective to urge Pritzker to veto legislation that will legalize physician-assisted suicide in Illinois. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Federal judge denies bid to block Illinois’ medical-aid-in-dying law from taking effect Saturday

By Jeremy Gorner

September 10, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

Two disabled patients and disability and patients’ rights organizations sued to block the End-of-Life Options...

FILE – Police tape hangs outside the Temple Israel synagogue on March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

US Jews feel ‘precarious’ as High Holy Days approach amid antisemitism fears and internal divisions

By David Crary

September 9, 2026 at 6:25 a.m.

As the High Holy Days approach, rabbis in the United States say their congregations are...

Bethany of Fox Valley United Methodist Church in Aurora to celebrate 40th anniversary of church building

By Aurora Beacon-News

September 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

On Sunday, Sept. 13, the Rev. Thomas Babler, who led the first service at Bethany...

Sue Mladenik holds a photo of her husband, Jeffrey Mladenik, in her home in Sugar Grove on Aug. 20, 2026. Jeffrey was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11, and was killed when his plane was hijacked by terrorists and struck the World Trade Center's north yower on Sept. 11, 2001. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Local victims and heroes of 9/11 remembered 25 years later: ‘The best part of me was gone … forever’

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

September 5, 2026 at 7:19 a.m.

One local widow wants the world to honor the 2,977 killed, including her husband, a...

St. Peter's Square is crowded with faithful attending a canonization Mass for Mother Teresa at the Vatican on Sept. 4, 2016.

Today in History: Mother Teresa canonized

By Associated Press

September 4, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 4, 2016, elevating the “saint of the gutters” to one of the Catholic Church’s...