Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is in a new job that will have many crossovers into politics. It’s a realm not entirely unknown to the Chicago-born priest.

President Donald Trump spoke warmly Thursday of an American-born missionary named the new pope.

The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify.

Experts, human rights workers and lawyers criticized reports of plans to deport migrants from the U.S. to Libya.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is retiring its public database meant to keep track of the cost of losses from climate change-fueled weather disasters including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change.

President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries, setting them up for potential deportation.

The Housing Authority of Cook County is facing a potential multimillion-dollar funding shortfall that could have broad repercussions throughout the real estate market as the struggling agency looks to cut costs, possibly leading to greater expenses for its housing voucher holders and a decline in the number of the people it serves.

Chicago school board President Sean Harden gathered with some Chicago Public Schools principals to emphasize transparency and inclusivity in a time of financial uncertainty for the district.

The Dolton Village Board approved several new appointments , cut ties with the village administrator and issued business licenses.