Local Government's Quest to Seize Pope's Childhood Home In a shocking display of governmental overreach, the suburb of Dolton, Illinois, has announced plans to use eminent domain to seize the ...

On August 1, 2025, the Cook County Court Ordered the Village of Dolton, Illinois, to pay our attorney fees in the amount of ...

DOLTON — Dolton has closed on the purchase of Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home in the village, but what will happen with the modest brick building is up in the air.

While the contempt charge was dropped, Dolton may have to pay fines or attorney fees to Edgar County Watchdogs for FOIA violations.

"I wanted to create a simple and mess-free way to brush your teeth," said an inventor, from Dolton, Ill., "so I invented the ...

Newly elected board members and Supervisor Napoleon Harris fielded public calls for transparency and the release of a forensic audit into the township’s finances at its meeting on May 27.

Discover how the village of Dolton, Illinois, is reviving its past by purchasing the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV and working to obtain landmark status.

Pope Leo’s humble brick home quickly became a tourist attraction, drawing a steady stream of worshipers to Dolton, causing Radzik put the home up for auction in May.

Discover how the village of Dolton, Illinois, is reviving its past by purchasing the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV and working to obtain landmark status.

A new book suggests Chicago-born Richard Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of becoming Pope Leo XIV.

DOLTON, Ill. (WGN) — At first glance, it may not look like it, but the seeds of hope and faith are starting to grow in Dolton, Ill. There are signs that better days are just around the corner on 141st ...