Chicago mayor hails Pope Leo
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Brandon Johnson will be the latest Illinoisan to get the otherwise rare chance to meet the pope, who has given private audiences to people from his hometown, including Gov. JB Pritzker, since beginning his papal ministry a year ago.
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Chicago’s baseball divide follows mayor all the way to the Vatican
ROME (AP) — Baseball rivalry couldn't be averted when Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson — a Cubs fan — met privately Thursday with Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and lifelong White Sox fan.
President Trump said Tuesday that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) should “call for help” after an 18-year-old allegedly struck five police officers with a car over Memorial Day weekend.