A fire Tuesday at a vacant U-Haul facility in Dolton destroyed the building near 142nd Street and Dante Avenue, according to the village. Firefighters responded at about 7 a.m. to a report of an ...

Dolton has had to have police regularly patrol the neighborhood. A backyard stairwell light is left on at Pope Leo XIV's childhood home at 212 E. 141st Place, July 2, 2025, in Dolton.

If you’re planning a pilgrimage to the pope’s hometown this summer, keep in mind that Dolton never asked to be considered remarkable. Except, in its own way, it is. Just like wherever it is ...

Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, grappling with a deficit and potholes, could afford it.