Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicago posted the seventh biggest population gain of any city in the country last year, leading a wave of growth that also lifted ...

Chicago has released new numbers on homelessness, and they show far more people without housing than previously thought.

Not long ago, when busloads of migrants were arriving in Chicago from Texas, Mayor Brandon Johnson denounced the move as “evil.” Fast forward to 2025, and Johnson is now touting population growth as a ...

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.

The Chicago area’s population is finally growing again, with the metro area and Cook County among those nationally that added the most total residents last year, according to new Census Bureau ...

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.

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 ...