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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

CHICAGO - The total number of jobs in the Chicago metropolitan area declined slightly by about 0.2%, or around 6,700 non-farm jobs, between November 2023 and last month, according to the latest ...

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

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

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 ...