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Dolton attorney invokes forced purchase of Pope Leo XIV’s home in letter; Board yet to discuss publicly
Dolton Mayor Jason House is negotiating to buy Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home, but Village Board has yet to discuss such ...
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Dolton plans to take Pope Leo XIV's childhood home through eminent domain
The village attorney sent a letter to the New York-based auction house managing the sale of the home, warning that any buyer ...
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Dolton house of Pope Leo XIV may face expropriation for museum
The house in Dolton, where Pope Leo XIV grew up, could become a museum. The Polish owner, Paweł Radzik, might lose the ...
Chicago Suburb Where Pope Leo XIV Was Raised Makes Bold Move To Acquire His Childhood Home Before It Can Be Auctioned Off
Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Prevost and spent several years living in Dolton, IL, in a humble home that is now up for ...
Dolton's plan to acquire Pope Leo XIV's childhood home, possibly through eminent domain, raises legal questions
The plan – intersecting the use taxpayer funds and a religious organization – has raised concerns, and not just limited to ...
Resurrection of Dolton: Can Pope Leo XIV bring glory back to his hometown?
Pope Leo XIV’s old community of Dolton is finding hope in his election after years of violence and corruption for the suburb ...
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The rise and fall of the Chicago suburb that raised Pope Leo XIV
The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV in the Dolton suburb of Chicago, May 9. (OSV News/Carlos Osorio, Reuters) For months, the Chicago suburb of Dolton, a small community that skims the City of ...
Village of Dolton, Illinois plans to acquire house where Pope Leo XIV grew up
The Village of Dolton plans to purchase the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV. In a letter to New York-based Paramount Realty ...
New hope for pope's hometown of Dolton?
Pope Leo’s hometown in the south suburbs was hit with economic hardship after the collapse of the steel industry on the Far ...