Portillo’s, one of the most iconic restaurants from the city and suburbs is doing just that: Meet “The Leo.” “In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard, we introduce The Leo ...

Bouncing around social media are all sorts of references and memes about the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, an American hailing from Chicago. A Chicago-based restaurant chain is chiming in ...

When the future pope returned to his hometown in August 2024, he gathered with a large group of friends for some pies at the flagship location of Aurelio's Pizza in Homewood, Illinois. The chain ...

A Chicago-based restaurant chain is chiming in, dedicating a sandwich to the new pope. Portillo’s unveiled a limited-time sandwich on its menu called “The Leo.” ...

Portillo's pays homage to Pope Leo on its menu — and the sandwich sounds heavenly The sandwich comes hours after Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago area native, was elected as the next leader of ...

Joe Aurelio sits at "The Pope's Table" with a pepperoni pizza, now renamed the "Poperoni," at the pizza restaurant's original location on Friday, May 9, 2025, in Homewood, Illinois.

Aurelio's Pizza launched its latest masterpiece, the new "Poperoni Pizza," to honor Pope Leo XIV's love for the Homewood-based pizzeria.

In an interview with 9News Australia, Joe Aurelio, president of the Chicago-style thin crust pizza restaurant Aurelio’s, says that Pope Leo is a fan of the chain.