In Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs the largest population growth over that span between July 2020 and the estimate as of July 2024 was in New Lenox, with a 4.7% gain, followed by Frankfort ...

People cross North Michigan Avenue at East Randolph Street on May 13, 2025, in Chicago. Chicago's population grew by about 22,000 people from mid-2023 to mid-2024, according to census data.

Houston has been just behind Chicago in population numbers for several years and continues to grow in size. In 2015, experts predicted Houston could overtake Chicago as the third-largest city by ...

Chicago’s population grew by more than 22,000 in 2024, reversing years of decline and putting the city among the top 10 for growth, new Census data shows.

People cross North Michigan Avenue at East Randolph Street on May 13, 2025, in Chicago. Chicago's population grew by about 22,000 people from mid-2023 to mid-2024, according to census data.

That population growth works out to a percentage gain of only 0.8%, but it marks the second year in a row that Chicago’s population grew, reversing a downward trend in previous years.

At one point, before the Great Recession, a noted Chicago regional planning organization projected southwest suburban New Lenox would have a population of 100,000 by 2030. While not that many ...

Good morning, Chicago. Chicago posted the seventh biggest population gain of any city in the country last year, leading a wave of growth that also lifted many suburbs, particularly those on the ...

Chicago is home to the third-largest number of Fortune 500 companies among US cities and the mayor often cites data that puts the region at the top of rankings for corporate relocation and investment.

In 1980, the city only had a population of 45,500, which almost doubled in 1990 to 85,400, according to the World Population Review. In 2000, Naperville's population hit 128,000, and now there are ...

That left the Windy City with a population of 2,664,452 in 2023, which is Chicago's smallest population since before the 1920 Census, when it had 2,701,705 residents.

An alleged cop killer in Chicago was pictured apparently foaming at the mouth in a mugshot released by authorities on Wednesday. Darion McMillian, 23, was charged with two counts of first-degree mu… ...