In the 1850s and 1860s, Kilgubbin was often mentioned in the pages of the Tribune and other Chicago newspapers. The name ...

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

In the last five years, voters in 33 Illinois counties have been asked if they want to consider separating from Chicago's Cook County to form ... dominate Chicago-area legislative districts ...

Severe weather threatens the mid-Mississippi Valley and Southeast this weekend, with possible hail, winds, and isolated ...

A dust advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for multiple Chicago-area counties as winds of up to 50 miles ...

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

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 ...

While spring officially started at 4:01 a.m. Thursday in the Chicago area, winter isn't giving up without a fight.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Snow began moving into the Chicago area overnight and into Thursday morning after a day of damaging storms. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Cook, ...

Chicago-area housing organizations are facing funding ... program for families in distressed communities in South Cook County. This work, Petruszak said, would not have been possible without ...

In the Chicago area, Northwestern University, DePaul University, and the University of Chicago saw similar protests last year. Now, there's growing concern that those protests will be part of this ...