For small and mid-sized cities, a list of the 100 best places to live in the U.S. included five from Illinois.

A Chicago suburb landed on a new list of the most affordable places to live in the U.S. for 2025, according to a report by ...

Western Illinois University was the first campus to offer the program, saving its students more than $63,000 in out-of-pocket ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down Wednesday for a wide-ranging interview with City Hall reporters Alice Yin and Jake ...

Cities with a cost-of-living value 10% or more over the national average are excluded from consideration. Joliet, Illinois is the most affordable city in the Midwest in the country. Situated 35 ...

While previously many workers had to stay in or near cities with high costs of living, some smaller, more affordable cities ...

Western Illinois University is known as an opportunity institution that helps students increase their social mobility. Taking ...

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, came in first place, costing an average of $1,818 for two people when they stay at a hotel. For a ...

President Trump signed an executive order to identify sanctuary cities, like Minneapolis and St. Paul, which may risk losing ...

If every public official dreams of leaving a lasting legacy on their constituency, Mayor Daniel Biss is making the case for ...