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Robert Herguth

Robert Herguth

Robert Herguth is an investigative reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times, part of the Watchdogs team. He focuses on an array of subjects, including police corruption, organized crime and government accountability, as well as religion. He also helps oversee some digital and feature projects.

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Onlookers at the site of an image some believe to represent the Virgin Mary in April 2005, days after it was first spotted. (Chicago Sun-Times file photo)

Whatever happened to Chicago's 'Our Lady of the Underpass'?

The Northwest Side woman who first spotted the marking on the Fullerton Avenue underpass wall in 2005 says it helped change her life. It's still there but tough to make out these days.

Catholic priests in Illinois are almost evenly split between Democrats and Republicans in who they give campaign money to, illustrating the deep political divide not only in society, but among clergy. (Chicago Sun-Times photo illustration/Brian Ernst)

Just like their flock, priests are deeply divided politically, based on their campaign contributions

The Chicago Sun-Times found that more than 70 Catholic clerics in Illinois collectively gave over $50,000 to campaigns since 2021, with the money almost evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.

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