The big picture: Chicago has a long-standing problem with abandoned buildings. These eyesores can be found citywide, in areas ...

Good morning, Chicago. The Chicago metropolitan area saw a slight increase in population according to the most recent estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, as international immigration outpaced domestic ...

Maxime Raynaud scored 23 points and Jaylen Blakes added 21 as the Cardinal outlasted the Bears 78-73 in the second round ...

Schaumburg officials are protecting their recent investment in the aesthetics of the village’s northeast gateway along ...

Nathan Mason discovered hundreds of pieces of mail in the alley outside his Chicago building, which were posted on social media to help people find their lost mail, but the USPS has not yet found ...

Axios Visual Heavy rent burdens disproportionately affect Black and Latino residents on the South and West sides, according to census data released last fall. Why it matters: Rent-burdened people — ...

A new analysis from Stone Real Estate found that the shopping strips on Damen, Armitage and Southport avenues are thriving, ...

Metra has launched a survey to get feedback on potentially renaming lines to make the system “easier to understand for new ...

Metra is considering renaming its lines in the Chicago area. The rail agency has released a survey to gauge public feedback ...

Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole ...

The values are going down downtown. Residential is going to take on a greater share of the tax bill,” an expert says, which ...