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

All of these companies based in the Chicago metropolitan area made Inc.’s 2025 Best Workplaces list.

Home prices rose more than four times the national average for the nine-county Chicago area in May as the “lock-in effect” keeps owners in their homes.

Illinois families know that raising a child is expensive, but the change in costs over the past year might be a surprise.

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-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 ...

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

The most recent jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) compared the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. and found that as of June 2024, the Chicago metro area had a 6.2 ...

However, this was the first time a dust storm warning was issued that included the Chicago metropolitan area, the agency reported. The last time a significant dust storm affected Chicago was ...

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.

Tornadoes, dangerous straight-line winds, and other hazards rocked the Chicago area for a second night in a row Monday. At least one person was killed during the storm outbreak.

It’s unclear whether any tornadoes touched down in the Chicago metro, but Gary, Indiana, was hit. Then overnight, parts of the Chicago metro area got snow.