DOLTON, Ill. ( WGN) – The Village of Dolton has closed on the purchase of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home.

Dolton paid $375,000, including commission fees, to buy the modest brick home where Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, ...

The price is the highest on record for a single-family home in Dolton, where the average price over the past year was a little more than $161,000.

If you’re planning a pilgrimage to the pope’s hometown this summer, keep in mind that Dolton never asked to be considered ...

The property where Pope Leo XIV—who was born Robert Prevost—grew up is set to be turned into a historical landmark.

The 1,050-square-foot home in Dolton, south Chicago, was bought by the Pope’s parents in 1949. They paid a monthly mortgage ...

Burt Odelson, Dolton’s attorney behind the deal, said that the owner agreed to sell amid threats of Dolton taking the house ...

W hat was once an average home in Chicago's south suburbs has now received national attention for being the childhood home of ...

The Dolton Village Board unanimously voted to acquire Pope Leo XIV's childhood home, attracting pilgrims and raising local ...

The Dolton Village Board approved the acquisition of the three-bedroom house at 212 East 141st Place on Monday night.

Dolton residents were skeptical at Tuesday's board meeting, questioning whether the financially strained village could afford ...

Dolton village trustees want to bring in Lori Lightfoot to investigate Mayor Henyard 01:39. Henyard was elected to be Dolton's mayor in 2021 as the first woman mayor in the village's 103-year history.