CHICAGO - The total number of jobs in the Chicago metropolitan area declined slightly by about 0.2%, or around 6,700 non-farm ...

The activists are worried about how plants and animals along the river could respond to what they worry could be toxic ...

Unemployment up 1% in Chicago metropolitan region Over the year, total nonfarm jobs increased in seven metropolitan areas and ...

It's well established that urban tree cover provides numerous environmental and psychological benefits to city dwellers.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The City of Chicago goes to great lengths to keep its roads safe and clear during the winter—but how it is done has changed with the changing weather. Records show that the city ...

Chicago and the suburbs have some of the top hospitals in the country for maternity care in the U.S., according to a new list ...

With a history of Polish migration dating back to the 1830s – and more than one million people of Polish descent in its metropolitan area today – Chicago is the traditional capital of the Polish ...

The Race, Class & Communities Desk seeks to provide enterprise reporting on broad themes and trends related to race and income in the Chicago metropolitan area and to provide beat coverage of ...