In a July report, the organization found college degrees do, in fact, lead to higher earnings overall. But even after earning a degree, students from lower-income family backgrounds tend to earn less ...

Chicago’s steep new tax on sports betting is creating a backlash in Springfield that could lead to new restrictions on whether municipalities should have the power to tax gambling revenue. Sign up for ...

The Evanston Folk Festival will return to Dawes Park this September with more than 30 artists spread across three stages on the city’s Lake Michigan shoreline. Trampled by Turtles and Indigo Girls ...

The National Weather Service says we can expect more snow and blowing snow through Monday morning along with wind gusts as high as 45 miles per hour. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will ...

Today, a new generation of activists is using public singing to respond to what they say is an abusive federal government ...

The weather service says winds are likely to gust as high as 45 miles per hour and some portions of the metro area could see ...

The report, prepared for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, marks the first year of Evanston’s 2025–2029 Consolidated Plan — a five-year roadmap for targeting federal Community ...

That notoriety has driven several big names to hit the campaign trail ahead of Tuesday’s primary election day, including ...

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Evanston for Sunday afternoon and evening. Showers and thunderstorms are likely during the day with a high temperature near 57 degrees. We ...

The Evanston Preservation Commission approved proposed changes to Three Crowns Park’s Pioneer Place, the oldest building in ...

A team of consultants that dove into the city’s Public Works Agency as part of a “zero-based budgeting” evaluation said the ...

Bobby Burns (5th) requesting it be tabled to the first City Council meeting in April, when the council is expected to take up ...