CHICAGO — Chicago’s history is filled with larger-than-life personalities, but no Chicagoan has achieved quite the mix of fame and faith that Pope Leo has.

From the Red Line to the skyline, and from comedians to coaches, Chicago is a city of icons.

The Windy Cindy is the long-term home of the world’s best basketball player, Michael Jordan, and the nation’s biggest TV star, Oprah.

It’s the birthplace of Disney and deep dish, and the home of the first Black president and now the first American pope.

“I never knew until recently that the pope has never been from the U.S., let alone Chicago. I think it’s cool, really cool,” Andrew Billups said.

Pope Leo XIV was on the front of nearly every newspaper worldwide. His face is already one of the most recognizable in the world. Chicago is also

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