Harvey has the third-lowest property tax collection rate in Cook County, with only 58.29% of 2023 tax bills paid, leaving ...

Over the last 200 years or so, abandoned places in Illinois have undergone a transformation, adopting a more modern character. Rather than earthen mounds and inscrutable clearings, many are the ...

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty fascinated by old, abandoned places. A state with a human history as long and storied ...

Organizers tell the Reader it’s often difficult to figure out who agents took. Sanchez recalls searching two abandoned cars ...

Across Illinois, once-bustling river ports and mining towns now sit silent, their fading buildings quietly preserving the stories of a forgotten past.

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton says he's uniquely positioned to bridge the longstanding divide between Gary and the Statehouse as ...

Houston Muslims and South Asians celebrated Zohran Mamdani's election in New York City. “I’ve never seen my community this ...

A pile of scrap metal caught fire at recycling facility in Chicago's Austin neighborhood Thursday night. Chicago police said ...

Saks Fifth Avenue's popular discount sister store Saks Off Fifth will close as many as 9 stores across the country in 2026, including one busy location in downtown Chicago.

People across the county say they've been ripped off in an alleged housing scheme involving vacant and boarded-up homes in ...