Chicago in and of itself is an innovative marvel to behold. Established on soggy land adjacent to Lake Michigan, the city underwent major architectural efforts to physically raise the urban area to ...

Crain’s researchers spend months each year collecting revenue and employment data from nearly 400 of the Chicago area’s leading private companies. While the vast majority of the information ...

CHICAGO — Strong winds, rain and hail battered parts of Chicagoland on Tuesday afternoon causing flooding and some damage. From the city’s South Side to the southwest suburbs, drainage systems ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Is it possible to make more than $200,000 in overtime in one year? If one is a City of Chicago employee, the answer is yes. CBS 2 got a first look at some soon-to-be-released data ...

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for a group of Chicago-area counties, with scattered wind gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour possible. The watch includes McHenry ...

CHICAGO — President Joe Biden’s top advisers ... alongside a mix of pre-recorded testimonials and videos from other parts of the country. The goal: drive maximum viewership on television ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a ...

An outbreak of gang violence on Sunday forced cops in Chicago to abruptly cancel the Second City’s annual Cinco de Mayo parade, police announced. “Out of an abundance of caution, the Cinco de ...

As the weather continues to heat up, the historic 2024 cicada emergence has already begun in parts of the Chicago area, with a widespread emergence of billions of the insects anticipated in the ...

Cortney Fries A first-time visit to Chicago isn't complete without a stop at Millennium Park. Situated in the Loop just north of the Art Institute of Chicago, this 25-acre space is used to ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake ... the nation's first officially recognized gay village. Though parts of Lakeview are lively, other sections of the neighborhood offer some respite ...

That's the current soil temperature in Chicago. The magic number for the periodical cicadas to emerge from their 17-year slumber is 64 degrees. Some "baby" cicadas have already been spotted in the ...