According to two new reports by Construction Coverage, Illinois ranked 48th out of 50 U.S. states for new home construction last year while leading the nation ...

A new WalletHub study found that the Chicago Metropolitan Area had the worst year-over-year inflation of 23 major cities. Chicago also had some of the worst inflation over the past few months.

The Chicago metropolitan area saw a slight increase in population, according to the most recent estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, as international immigration outpaced domestic departures in many… ...

Urbanization has had visible morphological effects on chipmunks and voles in the Chicago metro area. While both chipmunks and ...

Home prices in the Chicago area climbed 9.6% during August compared with the same time last year, new numbers show. The median sales price in the metro area was $339,000, a $29,000 jump from ...

Rent prices dip slightly in Chicago metro area, report finds The median monthly rental price for the Chicago area stands at $2,389, a decrease of about 2% from September 2022, when that figure ...

But the "metropolitan area" extends far beyond the city of Chicago, not just in colloquial terms but in those clearly recognized by the nation’s official head-counters at the U.S. Census Bureau.

The New York City metro area is about twice as big as the Chicago metro area, and it's lost about twice as many people through domestic migration over the same timeframe.

Chicago's unemployment rate is tied for the highest unemployment in the country among major metro areas, while Illinois' is the second-highest of the 50 states.

Severe storms, including strong winds, heavy rain, and hail, hit the Chicago Metropolitan area on Wednesday afternoon and evening, March 19. The National Weather Service issued a series of watches ...

This Chicago metropolitan area, which includes Naperville and Elgin, saw nearly 300,000 people leave in just the last five years.