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Review: The 1975 novel "Forever" about a high school senior’s first love — and first experiences with sex — is reimagined for Netflix.

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Catholics across the region celebrated the historic announcement Thursday that the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the church was born and raised in the Chicago area.

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Reports of plans to deport migrants from the U.S. to Libya, a country with a documented history of serious human rights violations and abuse of migrants, have spotlighted the difficulties they face in the North African nation.

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The Chicago Bears officially announced the additions of 10 undrafted free agents Thursday.

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Fresh off of the swearing-in ceremony for Mayor Jason House, the Dolton Village Board approved several new appointments Wednesday.

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Here’s a look at what we discovered about some of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV’s family members in the Tribune archives.

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The James Beard Foundation announced its list of book and media finalists for the James Beard Awards, which included Chicago native Ashok Selvam, regional editor for Eater Midwest.

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Chicago school board President Sean Harden was not shy about directly addressing Chicago Public Schools’ $529 million cash crunch, saying he wants community input while making tough decisions about cuts for the upcoming school year.

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From the Editorial Board: We are incredibly proud to see one of our own take the reins in Vatican City. Welcome and God bless you, Pope Leo XIV. Come home soon.

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The father of a Wisconsin teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting was arrested Thursday in connection with the case.

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The requirements and ethos of the order are traced to the fifth century St. Augustine of Hippo, one of the theological and devotional giants of early Christianity.

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Chet Lemon, a center fielder who made two All-Star teams during seven seasons with the Chicago White Sox, then went on to have a third All-Star season with the 1984 World Series champion Detroit Tigers, has died. He was 70.

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“Not only would we welcome Pope Leo XIV to Wrigley Field, he could sing ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame,'” Tom Ricketts said. “Or, since three of his predecessors visited Yankee Stadium, including Pope Paul VI, who delivered the 1965 ‘Sermon on the Mound,’ we would invite the Pontiff to do the same."

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BREAKING: Robert Prevost, the first American pope in history, has been elected

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BREAKING: White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a new pope has been elected

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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 8, according to the @chicagotribune's archives. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/08/c...

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The Who has announced a farewell tour that will bring them to the United Center.

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This summer was set to be Michelada Festival’s biggest year yet. But with thousands of tickets already sold, Miche Fest was canceled on Tuesday.

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The Housing Authority of Cook County is facing a potential multimillion-dollar funding shortfall that could have broad repercussions throughout the real estate market.

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While waiting on a plume of smoke to rise from the old Wrigley Field scoreboard to announce whether a decision on Cade Horton had been made, here are eight things to ponder after the Chicago Cubs’ 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants:

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The Batavia City Council voted Monday night to approve a 1% grocery tax, joining scores of other municipalities in Illinois doing the same to replace a state grocery tax expiring in January.

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Michael Miner, best known as the astute, must-read chronicler of all things media in his “Hot Type” column in the Chicago Reader, died on May 1 of natural causes. He was 81.

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Review: French writer Yasmina Reza’s 1994 play “ART,” now at Theater Wit, is less about the painting and more about the friendship.

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President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a physician-turned-wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as his nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post.

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U.S. Steel has applied for two-year exemptions from hazardous air pollutant rules for integrated iron and steel, coke and taconite iron ore process, according to a form sent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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It’s hard not to wonder how the woman in the video would want her own child to be treated if he took something that didn’t belong to him at a park, writes Heidi Stevens.

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Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order that formally restricts the unauthorized collection of autism-related data by state agencies. Pritzker’s order responds to federal efforts under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to create databases of personal information for those with autism.

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Chicago Stars striker Mallory Swanson and her husband, Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, announced Wednesday that they’re expecting their first child.

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Board members say Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president Sean Harden is leading an effort to vote down a resolution that requires the next interim leader of CPS to have a superintendent licensure in order to install the mayor’s chief of staff to serve in the temporary role.

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The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the risks of both higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen, an unusual combination that puts the central bank in a difficult spot.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to spur affordable housing construction with a new loan fund finally passed in the City Council Wednesday after weeks of wrangling. The passage of Johnson’s ambitious “Green Social Housing” plan marks one of the mayor’s first major legislative wins of the year.

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Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

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Former Brennemann Elementary School principal Sarah Jackson Abedelal was found dead after she failed to show up for her sentencing in an overtime kickback scheme, her lawyer told a judge Wednesday.

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Commentary: Three’s a crowd. That is what is ahead in Illinois’ Democratic primary contest to succeed U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, writes Laura Washington. Three African American women are expected to enter a crowded 2026 race.

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Understaffing, inconsistency in how to enforce rules and insufficient de-escalation training are just some of the issues staff at Harold Washington contend they are facing, some of which staff say are part of broader issues in the Chicago Public Library system.

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An influential theologian who taught for 37 years at the University of Chicago Divinity School, David Tracy wrote about the significance of mystery within religions and examined how literature influences theology.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Springfield on Wednesday to decry Illinois’ policies that limit state and local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

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DePaul University’s President Robert Manuel testified before the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee Wednesday morning, apologizing for any harm caused to Jewish students, faculty and staff since the terrorist attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.

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REVIEW: “Poker Face” — TV’s best case-of-the-week series — returns for Season 2 Natasha Lyonne’s character was fleeing from the mob but that’s resolved early in S2, allowing her to simply go from one place to the next for no reason beyond her own restlessness and wanderlust. That’s premise enough

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📬Is Kyle Monangai's upside comparable to David Montgomery? 📬What games could wind up in prime time with schedule release landing next week? 📬Are high expectations for Rome Odunze in Year 2 justified? And much more in #Bears Mailbag. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/07/c...

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