1934: When Brookfield Zoo opened to the public on this day, Cookie was there to greet the almost 60,000 visitors. And though the pink cockatoo was never “top banana” at the zoo, he outlived every ...

For years, Chicago’s housing market lagged behind in price growth. Not anymore. In May, home prices in the Chicago metro area ...

Home prices in Chicago and many other housing markets are decelerating, but the metro area still hit a record high last month ...

In other big cities, median-income home buyers would need a salary boost to afford the typical home, but not in Chicago, a ...

Home prices rose more than four times the national average for the nine-county Chicago area in May as the “lock-in effect” ...

Since 2020, the Asian population in metro Chicago has grown by an estimated 11.6%, more than double the rate of growth for ...

Cook County and Chicago are under an Extreme Heat Warning starting Saturday morning, a Heat Advisory has been issued for the ...

A new Field Museum study reveals that Chicago's chipmunks have grown larger with shorter teeth due to processed human food, ...

We take a closer look at five approved office-to-residential projects in Chicago that are underway or are about to break ...

Urbanization has had visible morphological effects on chipmunks and voles in the Chicago metro area. While both chipmunks and ...

Storms brought heavy rain to the Chicago area this morning, offering slight relief from the heat, but 90s and more storms are ...

The Chicago metro area includes 14 counties: nine in northeast Illinois, four in Northwest Indiana, and one in southeast Wisconsin. 2. A diverse Asian population.