When you don’t understand the causes of a problem, attempted solutions often don’t work, or make things worse. Collectively we are doing an excellent job of misdiagnosing a host of issues that all ...

Those of us who call Urbana-Champaign home know it’s not quite like any other place. There’s a certain spirit in the ...

In a short time, NASCAR improved the track-build process and proved that the concept of parachuting into a major city for a ...

Lawmakers pass a pension boost despite huge current debt.

Five people, including four teens, have been charged in a CTA Red Line armed robbery. Here's what police say happened🚨 ...

Abandoned since an explosion in 1977, the new owner of the silos has been planning to tear them down — and will begin doing ...

HUD accused Chicago of violating residents’ civil rights by allowing City Council members to use their veto power to block ...

Chicago has granted demolition permits for a collection of grain elevators that preservationists have sought to preserve.

High court’s decision fuels uncertainty about whether babies born to immigrants lacking legal immigration status will be ...

Gurnee ended its red-light photo enforcement program on July 5 after 16 years. The program reduced crashes by 32% in its first five years. Officials cited operational challenges as a key reason to end ...

Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago. Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through July 4, 2025. The number of people slain so far in 2025: 200.

Chances are you've heard the term "redlining" before, either in reference to driving, video games, a Saturn SUV from the ...