That being said, the internet is going wild over the first American pope from Chicago. Memes of Chicago and American patriotism are going viral on Instagram, TikTok, and X.

Chicago, a uniquely meme-able city, was the center of a ton of jokes. Here is some of the internet’s best work. By Hank Sanders Hank Sanders lived in Chicago for five years before moving to New ...

CHICAGO — A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pontiff, the memes ...