Marianne Mather

6 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Marianne Mather

Today, the world learned the identity of the new leader of the Catholic Church — Leo XIV. Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, became the first American pope. Only one pope has ever visited Chicago. Pope John Paul II (formerly known as Karol Wojtyla) was the first non-Italian leader of the Catholic Church in almost half a century. Born in Poland in 1920 but not ordained a priest until after World War II, the master of at least a dozen languages was elected Oct.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Marianne Mather

Today, the world learned the identity of the new leader of the Catholic Church — Leo XIV. Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, became the first American pope. Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and joy of every priest and nun’ at St. Mary’s on Chicago’s South SideOnly one pope has ever visited Chicago. Pope John Paul II (formerly known as Karol Wojtyla) was the first non-Italian leader of the Catholic Church in almost half a century.

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Marianne Mather

The Chicago Bears have the No. 10 pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft, which starts Thursday night. Barring a trade, it will be the ninth time in the team’s history that its first pick was in that spot. Yet half of the players previously chosen with that selection never played for the Bears. Two of them never even played in the NFL. AdvertisementHere’s a look back at the mostly obscure names who were once the Bears’ best hopes for a winning season.

3 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Marianne Mather

Seventy years ago this week, a hamburger joint named McDonald’s opened in northwest suburban Des Plaines. No one except for its Oak Park-raised owner Ray Kroc may have believed the tiny to-go place that offered hamburgers for 15 cents ($1.80 in today’s dollars), fries for 10 cents ($1.20) and milkshakes for 20 cents ($2.40) would one day become the second-largest fast-food chain in number of stores in the world.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Marianne Mather

Seventy years ago this week, a hamburger joint named McDonald’s opened in northwest suburban Des Plaines. No one except for its Oak Park-raised owner Ray Kroc may have believed the tiny to-go place that offered hamburgers for 15 cents ($1.80 in today’s dollars), fries for 10 cents ($1.20) and milkshakes for 20 cents ($2.40) would one day become the second-largest fast-food chain in number of stores in the world.