John Shirey stood on the pier at Montrose Beach, bundled up in layers against the chilly wind blowing off Lake Michigan.

A Union Pier home sold for $5 million just days after listing while a neighbor is asking for a record $9 million, highlighting the hot Harbor Country market.

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Land will be restored for a park at the site of a toxic landfill that’s been operating along Lake Michigan for 40 years.

In years to come, the well-used beaches and playing fields of Calumet Park on Chicago's Southwest Side will get a new ...

After a decadeslong environmental justice fight, city officials and community activists gathered yesterday on the Southeast ...

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A new business that popped up this week on Chicago's lakefront offers a new way to heat up in the frigid winter.

A stretch of Chicago’s southernmost lakefront long used as a toxic landfill is now one step closer to becoming parkland open to all.

This neighborhood in the Windy City highlights colorful murals by world-class artists and is one of the largest ...

The Chicago area will get its first taste of winter this weekend, with "intense bands" of lake-effect snow and low visibility ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed using $500,000 from a $1 billion TIF "surplus" to begin planning a new park on the site ...