VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV canonized Venezuela’s beloved “doctor of the poor” Sunday before tens of thousands of people, offering the South American nation its first saint and a reason to celebrate amid a yearslong economic crisis and new tensions with the United States.
The plan for the coming off-season is relatively simple for the Cubs, but they also need to be thinking about the long run.
PARIS — In a brazen, seven-minute strike, thieves used a basket lift to reach the Louvre on Sunday morning and, as tourists were already inside, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with jewels of “inestimable value,” France’s interior minister said.
The city of St. Charles is seeking developers with proposals that contribute to an ongoing plan to redevelop a portion of First Street downtown.
In 2023, suicide was the second-leading cause of death of those between ages 10 and 34 in America. Larry and Mary Jo Butz of Hawthorn Woods know personally the impact of that statistic. Now, through Megan Butz Legacy of Hope and Elyssa’s Mission, they are working with schools to educate and identify at-risk students.
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump’s conflict with Democratic governors over using the military on U.S. soil.
Elk Grove Village Attorney George Knickerbocker will retire next Friday after 54 years as the municipality’s legal counsel.
Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities big and small across the U.S. for “No Kings” demonstrations that the president’s Republican Party disparaged as “Hate America” rallies.
Sitting at 14 inches tall and made up of more than 1,400 Lego pieces is a custom sock monkey creation that 20-year-old Nathan Lilliebridge of Lake in the Hills hopes to make into an official set sold by the toy company.
“No Kings” rallies across the suburbs Saturday attracted thousands of participants.