Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world will gather in Vatican City on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV presides over his inauguration Mass.

La casa donde pasó su infancia el papa León XIV, en las afueras de Chicago, será subastada como propiedad de lujo tras el gran interés suscitado por su elección la semana pasada.

"We are simply overjoyed," said Sister Barbara Reid, president of Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park, where Pope Leo earned his Master of Divinity in 1982.

A fast-moving dust storm swept across the Chicago area Friday evening, creating an eerie sight as a thick haze quickly blanketed the region.

A dust storm that brought visibility to near zero swept across the Chicago area Friday, prompting the first dust storm warning ever issued to the city, officials said.

A fast-moving dust storm swept across the Chicago area Friday evening, creating an eerie sight as a thick haze quickly blanketed the region, prompting a first-ever dust storm warning in the city.

Downed trees were scattered across roads and thousands were without power after a line of destructive storms hit the city.

Cities such as Chicago, Minneapolis and Milwaukee are at risk for a severe weather outbreak, forecasters said.

The city reached a record-breaking 93 degrees Thursday, topping the previous May 15 record of 91 degrees set in 1961.

Carter is carrying on with her first "Cowboy Carter" concert in Chicago, despite weather delays and an evacuation. The Grammy-winning singer launched her first concert at Soldier Field on her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour around 10:15 pm CT on May 15.

After a two-hour severe storm delay, the production finally got underway at 10:15 p.m., offering a complex, layered think piece worth every minute of the wait.

Possible tornadoes ripped down trees and power lines in three states Thursday, and severe weather soaked a Beyoncé concert in Chicago and sent the crowd in cowboy hats seeking cover, officials said.

The Chicago Bears seem to have shifted their attention for a new enclosed stadium back to the suburbs from the city’s lakefront, citing “significant progress” with local leaders to build on a tract of land they own in Arlington Heights.

It's not a done deal, but the Chicago Bears have shifted their focus for a new stadium back to the massive Arlington Heights property they purchased in 2023, backing away from a controversial proposal for a new lakefront stadium in Chicago.

What to know about the Chicago Bears’ possible move from Soldier Field, including a new domed lakefront stadium or move to Arlington Heights.