Chicago is converting thousands of vacant city owned lots into working urban farms through a $1 per parcel land sale program, workforce development pipelines and
Researchers at the University of Chicago are exploring a new approach to improving crop yields and resilience by modifying proteins already found in plants, a development that could eventually have implications for agriculture far beyond the Chicago region. The research, published July 23 in Nature Genetics and detailed in a
Illinois charges a flat 4.95 percent income tax on all taxable income regardless of how much a resident earns, and Chicago does not impose an additional city income tax. That combination means Chicago residents face a lower income tax burden than their counterparts in New York City or Philadelphia, but
Chicago attracted $674 million in foreign direct investment across 26 projects in 2025, creating more than 2,000 jobs in the
Chicago Public Schools notified 162 central office and citywide employees on Friday, July 10, that their positions are being eliminated,
United Airlines has made its Twilight Bag Drop service permanent at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, allowing passengers on early-morning flights
The Chicago Bears activated defensive end Montez Sweat from the non-football illness list on Wednesday July 29, 2026, just one day after placing him on it at the start of training camp. Sweat is in line to practice on Thursday, and general manager Ryan Poles expressed no concern about the
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs Wednesday night at Camden Yards, driving the Chicago Cubs to a 9-7 victory over
The lakefront trail maintenance team works year-round to keep Chicago’s most popular recreational path safe and smooth for millions of
The Chicago Bears are closer than ever to playing their home games outside Illinois, a prospect that would have seemed
