With Dolton eyeing possible ownership of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in the village, officials plan to name a portion of the street in front of the house in his honor. A ceremony is still to ...

DOLTON, Il. – They said this village didn't have a prayer. And then Leo came along. Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the ...

141st Place sits empty and for sale Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share The Village of Dolton plans to take ownership of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home through eminent domain. Despite the ...

DOLTON, Ill. (WGN) — There is a lot of interest in Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in Dolton, and the village is contemplating steps on how they can acquire it. “A lot of people have been ...

Although the owner of the house on East 141st Place has put it up for auction to the highest bidder, "Dolton is going to be the ultimate buyer," village attorney Burt Odelson told Crain's today.

The Village of Dolton plans to purchase the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV. In a letter to New York-based Paramount Realty USA, attorney Burton Odelson wrote on behalf of the village that it ...