For years, Chicago’s housing market lagged behind in price growth. Not anymore. In May, home prices in the Chicago metro area ...

In May, the federal government formally declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency. That same month, the Chicago metropolitan area registered an unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted ...

This Chicago metropolitan area, which includes Naperville and Elgin, saw nearly 300,000 people leave in just the last five years.

Urbanization has had visible morphological effects on chipmunks and voles in the Chicago metro area. While both chipmunks and ...

Home prices in the Chicago area climbed 9.6% during August compared with the same time last year, new numbers show. The median sales price in the metro area was $339,000, a $29,000 jump from August… ...

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metropolitan area grew by 70,762 people — less than 1% — from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024. That was the ninth-largest numeric growth of any metropolitan area in ...

Inflation in the Chicago area was up about 4.3% in January compared to a year before. That mark was the worst among the 23 metropolitan areas that WalletHub compared. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 4.3% ...

The Chicago area could suffer bus and rail-service cuts of 30% or more if state lawmakers don’t find new sources of money to replace federal aid that’s drying up by 2026, a regional planning ...

For the fourth year in a row, the Chicago metropolitan area has taken the top spot on Site Selection magazine’s list for corporate growth. The magazine, which focuses on corporate relocations ...

The first time was on May 7, 2023, but that warning did not involve the Chicago metropolitan area. Friday's warning was the first dust storm warning that included the city itself.