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Brawls to blessings: Can Pope Leo's Dolton roots help rebrand village plagued by political turmoil?
From brawls to blessings, it has been quite a turn of events for Dolton. But now, the village has a new mayor and can claim a ...
Dolton hopes ties to Pope Leo XIV will burnish town’s image and spur growth
Dolton residents and officials hope native Robert Prevost’s election as pope will improve an image soured by Mayor Tiffany ...
Critic of embattled Dolton, Illinois mayor sees business destroyed by ‘suspicious’ fire: officials
Illinois authorities are investigating a "suspicious" fire that destroyed a local business belonging to a vocal critic of an ...
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Pope’s old Dolton house tells a familiar south suburban story
Like Pope Leo XIV, who turns out to be a regular South Sider who follows the White Sox, the Dolton house where he grew up is ...
Pope Leo's Big Sibling Reveals Why 'I Told My Brother He Was Weird' — and More Family Memories (Exclusive)
Born in Chicago on Sept. 14, 1955, the pope grew up with his older brothers, Louis and John, in the Chicago suburb of Dolton.
House flipper’s $66K investment turns holy overnight
After last week’s election of Pope Leo XIV, the home at 212 East 141st Place in Dalton has turned into a full-blown tourist ...
Raging fire consumes U-Haul facility in Dolton, Illinois
The fire broke out Tuesday morning at the U-Haul facility at 1330 E. 142nd St. in Dolton, according to the office of Dolton ...
‘Unusual odor’ under investigation at Franklin elementary in Dolton
Franklin School Principal Martez James sent out two letters to parents and guardians of students at the Dolton elementary ...