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

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 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 ...

Poor air quality was expected across the entire Chicago area Tuesday as an “air quality alert” was issued for all of Northeastern Illinois and Northwest Indiana through midnight.

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 ...

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 metropolitan area is experiencing a revival that’s swept through all of the Midwest, ... But the Chicago market began to rebound in the summer of 2024 and has been humming since.

The median sales price for a home in the Chicago Metro Area in April 2025 was $370,000, up 5.7% from April 2024. “This tells us buyers are still willing to pay for well-priced, ...