Tool shows history of heat-related deaths, demographics, land use and air conditioning access across communities.

This weekend marks three decades since the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave that claimed the lives of 739 people over a five-day ...

People living in areas surrounded by nature and greenspaces have dramatically lower rates of most mental health maladies.

In the middle of suburban Schaumburg, where you’d expect to find another shopping center or office park, there’s a 64-acre ...

In a world of frozen yogurt chains and designer gelato shops, Jaxson’s stands defiantly unchanged, proving that sometimes the old ways are still the best ways – especially when those old ways involve ...

An air quality alert was issued Thursday by the National Weather Service for the entire Chicago area through Friday night.

Several Chicago-area suburbs have been labeled “high-risk” for lead poisoning in children, health officials said Thursday. The Illinois Health Department said 180 new ZIP codes were added to a ...

Months past a federal deadline, more than 90% of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.

Chicago is generally more affordable than New York City or Los Angeles, but certain zip codes in the city are increasingly expensive.

Chicago and the surrounding area became not just a getaway — it became a place where our love didn’t need armor, a gay ...

The Violet Hour, a Wicker Park bar that helped usher in a new era of cocktail culture in the U.S., is permanently closed.