Vatican

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife, MK, meet the Chicago-born pope in the Vatican and arrive bearing gifts, including a Chicago brewery’s mild ale dubbed “Da Pope.” The pontiff gladly accepted the sudsy offering, saying, “I’ll put that in the fridge.”

An early televangelist with ties to Central Illinois is one step closer to sainthood.The Catholic Diocese of Peoria said Monday it will mark the…