Overview

• The Dolton Village Board voted unanimously July 1 to purchase the former home of Pope Leo XIV at 212 E. 142nd Place.
• Wintrust Bank will front the acquisition cost and structure a mortgage arrangement that the village will repay over time.
• Although the final sale price remains undisclosed, it is anticipated to exceed the original $199,000 listing but stay well below $1 million.
• Village officials expect the transaction to close within the next two weeks and are working with the Archdiocese of Chicago on the formal transfer.
• Leaders plan to develop the site into a public historic district to boost tourism and economic revitalization, even as some residents question funding priorities for infrastructure and leadership vacancies.