The researchers have been tracking the heat, and the way it impacts parts of the city differently, in a brand-new way that could ultimately provide relief for some Chicagoans.

Combining Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern into the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. would create a 52,215-mile ...

Now called the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, the building’s second life is the brainchild of the community group ...

It's been a brutally hot summer throughout the U.S., and it's even worse in many urban pockets. Trees can help.

Floating about 500 feet offshore of Illinois Beach State Park, Hillary Glandon tightened her scuba goggles, grabbed a small ...

Banfield Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the charitable arm of Banfield Pet Hospital®, today released its 2024 annual Impact Report detailing how $2.9 million in grants helped ...

Chicago’s mental health crisis teams were meant to replace police with clinicians. Bureaucratic dysfunction and fading ...

In my nearly two decades helping businesses navigate local search, I’ve seen a lot of trends come and go. But what’s ...

Professional crisis communicators watched the news conferences with dismay. Deflecting blame is not helpful if politicians ...

So here we are at the outset of named-storm season: more displacement, more societal shunning and worse, all while ...

Walk into almost any Palestinian home, and you’re almost guaranteed to find two items: An embroidered thobe and a black-and-white keffiyeh. For many Palestinians, these garments aren’t only part of ...

The disaster disproportionately killed Black residents in neighborhoods that still face the worst health and resource crises. A new city effort tracks these vulnerabilities.