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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...

A man who appears to have his hands restrained in front of him is removed from a vehicle by a federal agent and led into the Broadview Immigration Customs Enforcement processing facility on June 18, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

ICE arrests shift to courthouses and immigration check-ins as enforcement intensifies in Chicago area

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

June 19, 2026 at 2:51 p.m.

Immigrant attorneys and advocates report a recent uptick of arrests at routine check-ins, and criminal...

Chicagoland Nurse Honor Guard members, from left, Stacey Boetto, Cindi Goron, Charlene Gallion and retired nurse Joanna Hume participate in a ceremony recently at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. The Honor Guard attends funerals and services for nurses, conducting a short ceremony releasing them from their duties. (Cindi Goron)

Caps, capes and candles: Chicagoland Nurse Honor Guard sends off caregivers with ceremony

By Melinda Moore

June 18, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

The nearly 500-member Chicagoland Nurse Honor Guard conducts ceremonies at funerals of nurses 'to honor...

Cardinal George Mundelein walks on the field during the 28th International Eucharistic Congress that he hosted at Soldier Field in June 1926. An estimated 500,000 people attended the large open-air mass. (baiduhai historical photo)

Vintage baiduhai: 1 million Catholics converge on city for International Eucharistic Congress

By Kori Rumore

June 18, 2026 at 2:41 p.m.

For five days in 1926, Chicago was the center of the Catholic world as it...

Chicago's Northerly Island on Aug. 27, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Aldermen want ‘Pope Leo XIV Northerly Island’ and ‘Obama Way’ at Trump Tower

By Jake Sheridan

June 17, 2026 at 9:04 p.m.

Aldermen proposed ordinances Wednesday to rename Northerly Island after Pope Leo XIV and marking part...

Pope Leo XIV makes a six-seven hand gestures as he arrives to attend a prayer vigil at Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Pope Leo hopes US-Iran peace deal will be definite end to war

By Bloomberg

June 17, 2026 at 9:28 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV welcomed an agreement between Iran and the US to reach a peace...

In this handout photo provided by Vatican Media, Pope Leo XIV is accompanied by King Felipe VI of Spain as he deplanes after a technical problem at Tenerife Norte-Los Rodeos International Airport in Tenerife, Spain, Friday, June 12, 2026. (Vatican Media via AP)

Pope returns to Rome on Spanish king’s plane after his own charter flight suffers a problem, Vatican says

By Nicole Winfield

June 12, 2026 at 1:23 p.m.

Following a technical delay, Pope Leo XIV returned to Rome on King Felipe VI's own...

Pope Leo XIV meets migrants at the ‘Las Raices’ center, in San Cristobal de la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God’s wrath

By Associated Press

June 12, 2026 at 11:44 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV warned people smugglers on Friday that they will face God’s wrath for...

Heather Benedick, CEO of St. Coletta's of Illinois, gathers with consumer David J, in front of the Blessed Mother statue at St. Coletta's in Tinley Park. The nonprofit organization is raising funds to restore the decades-old statue that is a spiritual focal point for people there. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Preservation effort underway for Blessed Mother statue, a ‘reflection of compassion’ for decades at St. Coletta’s

By Janice Neumann

June 12, 2026 at 5:04 a.m.

A preservation effort is underway for a Blessed Mother statue stationed outside for decades at...

Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions at a press conference hours after the end of the spring legislative session at the State Capitol, June 1, 2026, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois medical-aid-in-dying law faces federal lawsuit from disabled patients, doctors before September start

By Jeremy Gorner

June 11, 2026 at 6:40 p.m.

Two disabled patients, a doctor and various disability and patients' rights organizations argue Illinois' End...

Father Daron Stepanian, pastor of St. Paul Armenian Apostolic Church, listens to discussions with parishoners regarding the ground realities in Lebanon. (Gregory Harutunian/ for the Lake County News-Sun)

Armenian priest from Lebanon bears witness to living under bombardment for Waukegan church

By Gregory Harutunian

June 11, 2026 at 2:58 p.m.

Members of Waukegan’s St. Paul Armenian Apostolic Church were introduced to the Very Rev. Bayrour...