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.

Several Chicago-area suburbs have been labeled "high-risk" for lead poisoning in children, health officials said Thursday.

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

Four zip codes are most at-risk when it comes to dangerous heat waves and temperatures like those arriving this weekend in the Chicago area.