Some people on this list would considered A-list celebrities, others may be names you're hearing for the first time. But all left a mark on Chicago that warrants honors.

Cheryl Metcalf's cold-cast resin sculpture of Jesus Christ on the cross was completed the day after Christmas and will soon be delivered to the local Catholic ... Jubilee Medal of Saint Benedict.

The medal is awarded to Americans who “have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens,” ...

Bonauto, was also awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal on Thursday. Bonauto, who was also raised Catholic, is the senior director of civil rights and legal strategies for GLBTQ Legal Advocates ...

Others presented the medal by the outgoing president at a White House ceremony included U2 frontman Bono, actor Michael J. Fox, actor Denzel Washington, chef José Andrés and William Sanford Nye ...

After a season where Lionel Messi collected a Supporters' Shield, set the record for most points in a season with Inter Miami ...

Established through the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001, the Medal of Valor is given to public safety officers who disregard their personal safety to save or protect another human ...

Among Saturday's 19 recipients are rockstar Bono and actor Denzel Washington. President Joe Biden held a star-studded ceremony at the White House on Saturday for the latest batch of Medal of ...

But on Saturday, Mr. Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 18 people, including some of the brightest lights of the old guard that Mr. Trump wants to tear down. In doing so ...

Eleanor Smeal, who led national pro-abortion campaigns and routinely criticized the Catholic Church’s position on abortion and sexuality, was also awarded. “The Presidential Citizens Medal is ...

President Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to seven U.S. Army soldiers, most of whom received it posthumously for service during the Korean War, in his last ceremony as commander in ...