Long before he became known as the author of three books about the mysteries of the Midwest, he was quietly writing some of the best longform non-fiction in the country for the Chicago Reader. Read more
The percentage of Chicago's population identifying as Catholic has fallen eight points since 1980, faster than the U.S. at large. If you're ex-Catholic, why did you leave the Church? Read more
Archbishop Blase Cupich is already shaking up the archdiocesan hierarchy, replacing the No. 2 he inherited—Bishop Francis Kane, 72—with a man 25 years his junior. Read more
