The Chicago metropolitan area and Cook County both saw slight increases in population according to the most recent estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, as international immigration outpaced domestic ...

Chicagoland’s population has been boosted by international migrants in recent years. But 347,000 residents left for other ...

After several years of decline, the population is increasing, helped by immigration, while outbound migration slows.

It turns out, America’s biggest metro areas aren’t shrinking—at least for now. New Census Bureau estimates released Thursday show that the New York and Chicago metro areas grew in each of the past two ...

The 2 p.m. advisory, which warns of gusts in excess of 45 miles-per-hour, expires at midnight for northern Illinois ahead of more than an inch of snow possible Friday, forecasters said.

The report details hail, tornado wind and straight-line wind risk by state and metro area. The Chicago metro area has the largest concentration of risk for all three with nearly three million ...