The City Council Zoning Committee on Tuesday advanced a proposal to legalize so-called "granny flats" citywide, allowing Chicago homeowners to build basement, attic, garage, and coach house apartments ...

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

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