Gates met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican after the Harvard professor and "Finding Your Roots" host published insights into ...

VATICAN CITY, — When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an ...

In a heartwarming glimpse into the personal life of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, his brother John Prevost h ...

Before his brother was elected as the new Pope, John Prevost played Wordle and spoke on the phone with his brother daily.

The Illinois Family Roots Pilot program is expanding across the state after launching in June with 250 kits. A program ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A former NBA player now playing pro ball abroad in Europe made it back to his Chicago Roots this weekend to pour into the city’s next generation of athletes. Kendrick Nunn, a ...

A former NBA player now playing pro ball abroad in Europe made it back to his Chicago Roots this weekend to pour into the city's next generation of athletes. WGN's Jewell Hillery reports on the story.

It’s been a banner year for Democratic Socialists of America, whose members will meet in Chicago to hash our their differences and chart their future.

Comments from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are raising concerns about the state of city finances ahead of contentious budget hearings.

It might be too little, too late, but the Bears received a new pitch from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson about building the new stadium project in the city.

Daniel Kyri posted a picture from the 'Chicago Fire' set, teasing a "limited time" return to the NBC firefighter procedural.

Chicago Fire's Daniel Kyri seems to be returning for a period of time for the NBC procedural's 14th season.