Since 2020, 84% of Illinois communities have lost population. Small towns were hit hardest by population declines in 2024, while Chicago’s migrant crisis helped offset people choosing to leave.

Much like our colleagues in Portland, we're feeling a bit defensive about U.S. News and World Report's latest state rankings.

One mother in the far western suburbs is worried what a court decision could mean for her newborn son, while legal advocacy ...

Chicago's battle to maintain its status as third-largest city in the U.S. continues as new data from the Census Bureau shows a change.

Given that state spending has ballooned by 43% just in six years, we’d say the best approach is to reduce spending.

As Mayor Brandon Johnson completes his second year, what is his record? And what is the real state of the city?

In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to ...