Matthew Carlin moved from Albany Park with his pregnant wife and twin daughters to the Indianapolis area this month. Born and raised in Chicago, Carlin said the decision came down to education, cost ...

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 fringes of the metro area.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The number of people leaving the Chicago area continues to grow, according to new data analyzed by the I-Team. People seem to be talking about it all the time: Why are so many people ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The Chicago area’s population decline slowed last year, ...

To all of us invested in Illinois with an intention to stay: What role can we play in helping turn the tide and bring back growth? Once home to a robust multiracial working-class population, Chicago's ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Chicago has about 68,000 people ...

More than 18,800 Chicagoans experienced homelessness on a single night in January — a threefold increase over last year that was largely driven by 13,900 asylum-seekers who had no permanent place to ...