Chicago heat advisories are likely is on the way with the beginning of summer. This is how to stay safe and cool in the city and suburban counties.

Sprawl made suburbia affordable. Now it’s breaking it. Here’s what a new vision of the suburbs could look like.

Midwestern farms provide a bounty of produce in summer and fall, harvesting seasonal fruits and vegetables ranging from ...

Get a preview of all the best waterfalls in Illinois with photographs, directions, and details so you can find these often hidden gems.

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Here’s your 2025 guide to farmers markets throughout Chicago Our list of 100-plus markets across the metro Chicago area — freshly updated with dates, programming and prepared food offerings.

A new interactive map might help Cook County drivers avoid road construction and get around the Chicago area faster this summer.

Chicago is one of the most segregated cities in the United States. Over the last century, an array of political and cultural forces have created clear lines of division between racial groups.

A once proudly Republican state, Illinois is now solidly blue as Chicago’s “collar counties” move to the left.