Christian Farr
Reporter and Anchor at WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL)
#journalist #father #husband #newsjunkie Reporter/Fill-in Anchor at @NBCChicago #techjunkie
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nbcchicago.com | Christian Farr
The world is still adjusting to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV—the first American Pope and a native of the Chicago area—but new revelations about his ancestry are drawing attention far beyond the Vatican. According to leading genealogists, Pope Leo’s family history reveals a deep and complex African American lineage, with roots stretching back to New Orleans and Haiti.
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nbcchicago.com | Christian Farr
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nbcchicago.com | Christian Farr
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nbcnews.com | Ben Kamisar |Katy Smyser |Christian Farr
By , and Pope Leo XIV, the first American to ascend to the papacy, has voted in three Republican primary elections since 2012, state voting records show. Records from Will County show a Robert F. Prevost (the new pontiff's birth name) registered in the county using an address that belongs to the pope's brother. His brother confirmed that Prevost receives his mail at that address as well.
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nbcchicago.com | Christian Farr
A new report from the Chicago Urban League reveals a stark economic reality for Black families across Chicago. Released Tuesday morning during the Urban League’s annual summit breakfast, the 2025 “State of Black Chicago” report highlights persistent disparities in income, homeownership, education, and health outcomes, but its most startling finding may have been this: that the median net worth of Black Chicago residents was $0.
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