To the surprise of no one, Cook County property taxes went up again. Residential property tax bills surged 78% on a typical ...

People with mental illnesses are far likelier to be victims than to commit crimes. But a small number of unprovoked, midday ...

Residents who lost their homes and furnishings in the Jan. 25 fire at the Tatra Condominium complex in Chicago Ridge and the Feb. 22 fire at Willow Hill can apply for low-interest home and ...

The real estate trade group’s political action committee spent $76,000 on Illinois municipal races where candidates lost.

Some Cook County homeowners have seen their property taxes skyrocket in recent years, and now, help may be on the way. County commissioners just approved a plan to offer one time $1,000 payments to ...

A Cook County assistant state’s attorney says the cop’s alleged coercion behind a Chicago murder confession has little to do ...

FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - The newly released list recognizes nine Illinois cities and one village, targeting readers who are ...

The ABC7 I-Team continues to hear from homeowners who say squatters have cost them time, money and frustration. A south ...

Join University of Illinois Extension in Elizabeth for our Spring Break Gardening Series. Choose from many different gardening topics over the upcoming months. Vermicomposting April 15 at 1:30 p.m. at ...

An Illinois county is moving forward with plans to expand a taxpayer-funded guaranteed income program for residents.

The final days of Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s term appear to be unfolding with less acrimony than the controversies that ...

USA TODAY 10Best readers voted on the Best Small Towns in the Midwest, and three Indiana towns made the list. One of them even won the top prize for the second year in a row. The three small towns in ...