The Illinois Big Tree Register is being tidied up and brings a reminder of how many champion trees are around us, including ...

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

These sections surround the city's compact downtown area – the Loop ... because of its proximity to the University of Illinois at Chicago campus, Little Italy is the place to go for a plate ...

Picture: Google Maps Union of discontent At the heart of the crisis is the dominance held by a single city over the Illinois ...

Amira Davis will present selections from and lead a discussion about her book, “Jalimusa: An Epic Tale of Black Women’s ...

The Golden Apple Foundation in mid-February named Dillin Randolph, an English and AP African American studies teacher, and ...

After several years of decline, the population is increasing, helped by immigration, while outbound migration slows.

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

An unusually strong area of low pressure is forecasted to quickly intensify across the Great Plains Friday, leading to a threat of severe weather in the Chicago area.

The Chicago metropolitan area and Cook County both saw slight increases in population according to the most recent estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, as international immigration outpaced domestic ...