Winter is Chicago's fastest-warming season, with temperatures now 3.5 degrees higher than they averaged in 1990. This means ...

A $30 billion cut to SNAP food benefits over the next 10 years would be a terrible move for families struggling to make ends ...

"The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has determined that an Air Pollution Action Day will be declared for the greater Chicago Metropolitan Area and is in effect until midnight CDT Monday ...

Food banks in Chicago's western suburbs were among those trying to raise awareness and solve the hunger crisis across their ...

Poor air quality was expected across the entire Chicago area Tuesday as an "air quality alert" was issued for all of Northeastern Illinois and Northwest Indiana through midnight. The alert comes ...

Researchers say Mexicans are concentrated in the low-wage workforce. They make up more than half of Chicago’s construction ...

As the end date of Greyhound’s lease at its downtown Chicago bus station approaches, the company has begun routing more buses through Gary, Indiana, a new analysis of bus schedules shows.

Leaders with the Greater Chicago Food Depository say food insecurity is still prevalent in Cook County, after they saw an increase in people relying on food pantries this summer. WBEZ’s Araceli ...

Google Fiber Webpass: Some buildings throughout the greater Chicago area are wired for Google Fiber Webpass, which uses a fixed wireless antenna to offer high-speed connections to the internet.

No injuries were reported, but the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago was helping several people who were displaced. Information on the cause of the fire was not available Monday.

Today opens with an area of thickening fog which has prompted a Dense Fog Advisory for Lake, McHenry, Kane and DeKalb ...

Food for Greater Elgin celebrated Friday the $1 million ... and in the Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 13-county service area, said Emily Tyler, director of development. It “re-harvests ...