Pope Leo XIV has baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel, continuing an annual tradition marking the end of the Christmas holiday at the Vatican.

The Chicago Bears rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the rival Green Bay Packers 31-27 in a wild-card playoff game.

A man was seriously hurt in a CTA stabbing on the South Side early Sunday, Chicago police said.

Bob Weir, guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at age 78.

The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers 31-27 Saturday night in a rare matchup for the NFL playoffs, with yet another thrilling comeback victory.

Third baseman Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a five-year, $175 million contract, sources told ESPN, landing the three-time All-Star with the Cubs one year after their failed pursuit of him in free agency.

Saturday's outrage comes just days after Renee Good was killed in Minneapolis, and more than a week after 43-year old Keith Porter Jr., a Black father of two, died at the hands of an off-duty ICE on New Year's Eve in Los Angeles.

Carter was declared dead Friday evening after deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive male in Duarte, California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

A new report from Value Penguin by LendingTree shows Illinois health insurance premiums are up 11% this year.

The performances honor the legacy of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a Black Chicago surgeon who performed the world's first successful open-heart surgery in 1893.