Property taxes, while not the lowest in the nation (this is still Illinois, after all), are offset by the overall housing affordability, creating a more manageable total housing expense. Utility costs ...

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In partnership with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security District 1 Firefighter Training Council, the MAAC Foundation recently graduated 41 new firefighters from its latest Fire Academy. The ...

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As the Trump administration’s mass deportation raids continue, their impact has stretched across the Chicago region and the nation. The Department of Homeland Security said it had arrested more than 4 ...

Police are investigating a robbery at a downtown Chicago bank. The robbery took place at the Fifth Third Bank at LaSalle and Madison streets in the Loop Monday morning. An FBI spokesperson said agents ...

An FBI spokesperson said agents are on the scene with Chicago police. SEE ALSO: Chicago police issue warning for string of armed robberies downtown, on North Side Officials did not immediately provide ...

A fire triggered alarms at multiple buildings in downtown Chicago over the weekend. Around 3:50 p.m. Sunday, the Chicago Fire Department tweeted there was a fire in the exhaust system on the second ...

An Oregon Navy veteran is getting a fresh start in Chicago after living months in his car with his dog and a 250-pound potbellied pig. Tony James was looking for dog food and gas for his car when a ...

Love live music but hate high rent? Discover five U.S. cities—Memphis, Detroit, Lexington, Atlanta, and Kansas City—where ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The elevated CTA station at State and Lake streets downtown Chicago will shut down on Jan. 5, the Chicago Department of Transportation said Thursday. There's already been a lot of ...