CHICAGO - The total number of jobs in the Chicago metropolitan area declined slightly by about 0.2%, or around 6,700 non-farm ...

The activists are worried about how plants and animals along the river could respond to what they worry could be toxic ...

It's well established that urban tree cover provides numerous environmental and psychological benefits to city dwellers.

In fact, Chicago-area homes have seen prices rise an estimated 7% this year and they remain relatively affordable compared to other big metropolitan areas. Want to buy a mansion? On the East and West ...

Chicago and the suburbs have some of the top hospitals in the country for maternity care in the U.S., according to a new list ...

“The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus is a great cooperative effort among Chicago area municipalities,” Rotering said in the news release. “And, while each of the member towns has its own ...

With a history of Polish migration dating back to the 1830s – and more than one million people of Polish descent in its metropolitan area today – Chicago is the traditional capital of the Polish ...

The Race, Class & Communities Desk seeks to provide enterprise reporting on broad themes and trends related to race and income in the Chicago metropolitan area and to provide beat coverage of ...

The suspect in a mass shooting at a Wisconsin Christian school earlier this week was previously at a public school in the ...