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DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 21: Assistant Coach Jeff Blashill of the Tampa Bay Lightning smiles after being acknowledged for his time with the Detroit Red Wings as head coach during the first period of an NHL game at Little Caesars Arena on December 21, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images)

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Chicago Blackhawks hire Lightning's Jeff Blashill as new head coach

A fan is carted off the field after falling from the stands during the seventh inning of the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on April 30, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Andrew Vaughn sent down to minors in slew of White Sox roster moves

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Health & Wellness

Routine skin check turns to nightmare as woman leaves with gaping hole in her face

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An unexpected sign of seasonal allergies: Watch out for these 2 types of rashes

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Chicago Real Estate

The childhood home of the new Pope Leo XIV is seen in Dolton, Illinois, on May 9, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on May 8, 2025, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Tens of thousands of people packed in St Peter’s Square cheered as Prevost appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, waving with both hands, smiling and bowing. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

See inside Pope Leo's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois — now back on the market

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The childhood home of the new Pope Leo XIV is seen in Dolton, Illinois, on May 9, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on May 8, 2025, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Tens of thousands of people packed in St Peter’s Square cheered as Prevost appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, waving with both hands, smiling and bowing. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Leo's childhood home in Dolton back on the market, but with a twist

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The childhood home of the new Pope Leo XIV is seen in Dolton, Illinois, on May 9, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on May 8, 2025, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Tens of thousands of people packed in St Peter’s Square cheered as Prevost appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, waving with both hands, smiling and bowing. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Better than a lotto ticket': Owner pulls pope's childhood home from market

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Chicago Politics

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Lauren Underwood not running for Dick Durbin's Senate seat, she announces

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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – MAY 15: Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the Milwaukee Federal Courthouse on May 15, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Judge Dugan appeared in federal court to answer charges that she helped Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented immigrant, elude federal arrest while he was making an appearance in her courtroom on April 18. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade immigration agents

May 15

LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 20: Hasan Piker speaks onstage during Politicon 2018 at Los Angeles Convention Center on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Politicon)

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