Proposed solutions have stalled, including a downtown curfew measure and a plan to hold parents financially accountable.

Developers are seeking to capitalize on the cost savings on buildings that come with less parking, as well as the relatively ...

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Chicago has a lead pipe problem. The city estimates that about 412,000 out of roughly 491,000 water service lines require replacement because they are known or suspected to contain lead. That’s the ...

Amid protracted debate over whether the state should offer a financial lifeline for Chicago Public Schools, a lawmaker who has floated a proposal for greater state authority over the district ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blamed the city’s crime problem on “red states” on Tuesday, claiming it was their supposedly loose gun laws that were contributing to violence. “Chicago will continue to ...