Chicago posted the seventh biggest population gain of any city in the country last year, leading a wave of growth that also lifted many suburbs, particularly those on the fringes of the metro area.

At one point, before the Great Recession, a noted Chicago regional planning organization projected southwest suburban New Lenox would have a population of 100,000 by 2030. While not that many years ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The Chicago area’s population decline slowed last year, ...

ROBERT MCCOPPIN, JAKE SHERIDAN, KORI RUMORE and MOLLY MORROW Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — Chicago posted the seventh biggest population gain of any city in the country last year, leading a wave of growth ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new report shows the vast impact and history of Mexican culture in Chicagoland. But those behind report say the community has often lacked resources. ABC7 is told the city's Mexican ...