The Diocese of Joliet released the third and final phase of its “targeted restructuring” plan on Thursday, detailing the ...

The latest wave of consolidations in the Diocese of Joliet follows other controversial closings in recent years. While "budgetary issues" are cited as among the factors, church officials refuse to ...

The Diocese of Joliet on Thursday announced additional Catholic church closings or mergers, set to take effect July 1. The ...

Inducting Msgr. Karl Chimiak (center) into Mount St. Mary’s Academic Circle of Excellence Alumni Hall of Fame are (at left) ...

Archaeologists say the remnants of an ancient Roman basilica unearthed in the heart of London are "one of the most significant discoveries" in years.

What it did not find time to do was to stop the abuse of children by Catholic priests. A church founded by a man who ...

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (WLS) -- Wednesday was the funeral for Bears principal owner Virginia Halas McCaskey. Family, friends ...

A Catholic priest from Michigan, famous for his exorcism podcast, was charged with battery after he was accused by police of "flossing" his teeth with a teenage girl's hair. The post Podcast priest ...

The alleged incident happened in November in Joliet, Illinois while Carlos Martins, 50, was giving a presentation at Queen of Apostles Catholic Church as part of his tour of relics of St. Jude. In ...

The City Hall of Brașov, a popular mountain city in Romania, announced plans to restore the courtyard of the Black Church using non-repayable European funds. The project, valued at RON 24 million ...

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021 SPRINGFIELD, Ill.

I grew up in the west suburbs of Chicago. I went to college at Illinois State University in Normal. Over the years, I made many many trips between the two on I-55. Once, I got passed the Joliet area, ...