The unemployment rate decreased in all 12 metro areas for the year ending June 2025, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of ...

The Illinois EPA declared an Air Pollution Action Day in the Chicago metro area. See today's air quality index forecast for ...

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.

In 2024, Chicago built new homes at less than half the pace of the nation and at about one-fifth the pace of another of the ...

A new “Harry Potter” outdoor attraction has been announced for the Chicago area this fall, opening near suburban Gurnee in ...

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 ...

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.

Air quality in the Chicago area has remained poor for three days in a row, the NBC 5 Storm Team reported Wednesday morning.

Housing in the greater Houston metro area is high, but it’s considerably lower than you would find in the Chicago area,” Lupo explained. “Texas has got a lot going for it,” he continued.

Jack in the Box, Inc. announce its official return to the Chicago metropolitan area with the grand opening of a new ...

Urbanization has had visible morphological effects on chipmunks and voles in the Chicago metro area. While both chipmunks and voles have experienced changes to their skulls in response to urban ...