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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.

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)

Cardinal Cupich and Catholic nuns sue Illinois to block medical aid-in-dying law ahead of Sept. 12 start

By Jeremy Gorner

September 3, 2026 at 7:16 p.m.

Illinois joined at least 10 other states and Washington, D.C., in permitting a law that...

Families who used South Chicago Chapel and Bohemian National Cemetery to handle the remains of deceased loved ones gather outside the closed funeral home for a vigil Aug. 30, 2026, in the South Deering neighborhood. Over 50 decomposing bodies were discovered earlier in the month at the funeral home and cemetery. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Maggots, rat feces and a body in a bathroom: Records detail decrepit conditions at South Side funeral home

By Olivia Olander

September 2, 2026 at 4:21 p.m.

On Aug. 3, state investigators inspecting the notorious South Chicago Chapel were confronted with an...

Caledonia Senior Living and Memory Care and Wally’s Hearth are teaming up for the first Telling the Bees Fest: a Chicagoland Deathcare Education & Resource Festival on Sept. 12 in North Riverside. Gus Noble, Chicago Scots and Caledonia president, talks with Wally’s Hearth board member Nancy Betker, center, and Tiffany Johnson, executive director and co-founder of Wally’s Hearth, on Caledonia’s grounds. (Caledonia Senior Living)

Deathcare Education Festival aims to connect people so ‘nobody goes through the big moments alone’

By Melinda Moore

September 1, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

Telling the Bees Fest: a Chicagoland Deathcare Education & Resource Festival is a joint effort...

Camel rides and photo opportunities with a backdrop of the Great Pyramids are among the activities featured at the Taste of Egypt Festival, Sept. 12-13 at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, 15 W 455 79th St. in Burr Ridge. (Taste of Egypt Festival)

Taste of Egypt offers a glimpse of ancient culture in Burr Ridge

By Myrna Petlicki

August 28, 2026 at 5:08 a.m.

The Taste of Egypt Festival is Sept. 12-13 at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, 15 W...

Surrounded by supporters outside St. Sabina Church, the Rev. Michael Pfleger, center, celebrates being reinstated on Aug. 26, 2026, after an allegation of sexual abuse dating back to the 1990s was deemed not credible. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Reinstated St. Sabina pastor challenges archdiocese child abuse investigation process: ‘It’s broken’

By Allison Kiehl

August 26, 2026 at 5:58 p.m.

The Rev. Michael Pfleger formally announced his reinstatement to Auburn Gresham’s St. Sabina Church on...

The Rev. Michael Pfleger, center, greets people during a “peace walk” on West 79th Street in Chicago on June 5, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Rev. Michael Pfleger reinstated to St. Sabina Church following child abuse investigation

By Allison Kiehl

August 25, 2026 at 5:29 p.m.

After a monthlong investigation, the Rev. Michael Pfleger has been reinstated as the head of...

Longtime Hinsdale resident Betty Bauer celebrates her 98th birthday two years ago. Bauer turns 100 on Thursday and will celebrate this time in the home she and her husband had built in Hinsdale 65 years ago. (Bauer family)

Hinsdale’s newest centenarian looks back on a ‘very nice community in which to build a life’

By Chuck Fieldman

August 25, 2026 at 5:02 a.m.

Betty Bauer and her husband, Bob, moved from Hegewisch to Hinsdale 65 years ago to...

Pope Leo XIV, center, flanked by Captains Regent Alice Mina, left, and Vladimiro Selva, waves to faithful from the balcony of Palazzo Pubblico (City Hall) during his visit to San Marino, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo calls for dialogue over conflict, says young Catholics are a sign of hope

By Giada Zampano

August 22, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

Pope Leo XIV has used a visit to San Marino and a major Catholic gathering...

Tom Hitcho, a longtime friend of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, is the first person to sit next to the newly unveiled statue of the nun at Loyola University Chicago on Aug. 21, 2026. She died last year at age 106.(Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Sister Jean statue unveiled at Loyola University: ‘A lasting reminder’

By Rebecca Johnson

August 21, 2026 at 4:24 p.m.

Loyola marks the beginning of a new academic year by commemorating beloved Rambler and international...

The Rev. Maurice Kissane (Archdiocese of Chicago)

Rev. Maurice J. Kissane, former Oak Lawn, La Grange and Riverdale pastor, dies at 88

By Evy Lewis

August 21, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

The Rev. Maurice J. Kissane, an Oak Park native and pastor emeritus of Queen of...