The average monthly cost will increase from $9.11 per thousand gallons to $9.93 per thousand gallons, village officials said. None of...

That’s because officials plan to introduce federal legislation to designate the historic area a national park, creating the Pullman...

But in a change that would have seemed unimaginable just a few years ago, that’s what the Cook County Forest Preserve District is doing....

The Department of Natural Resources has $25 million in grant money available for the Park and Recreational Facility Construction Grant...

Enbridge Energy Co., based in Calgary, Alberta, hosted the public session at the Village Woods Retirement Community with lots of maps and...

Homewood’s 2013 grant funded Izaak Walton Preserve Trail System Footbridge Replacement. Credit: John Miller Press release from Openlands...

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From the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development and CMAP (please share with your staff and residents): Planning for Progress Public...

Four years of negotiations involving six diverse towns has produced a 40-year agreement that will ensure an adequate supply and reliable...

Metropolitan Chicago can have a robust economy long into the 21st century because of its freshwater assets and its transit...

Trustees voted without opposition on Monday to draft an ordinance that would abrogate a public utility easement along the south property...

That information is held by the Illinois State Police, but the list of the state’s 1.6 million Firearm Owner Identification cardholders...

After all, Kimmel, 67, has experience returning underperforming hospitals to profitability. Under his watch, he said, MetroSouth Medical...

The Cook County Bureau of Economic Development (BED) is partnering with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) to develop a...

But when he heard that producers of a television program that he says “glorifies unwed (teen) mothers” planned to film in the village,...

The legalization of marijuana has stirred hot debate on both sides of the issue. According to ProCon.org, some 20 states and the District...

As local government managers, it is not often that we are asked to give much thought to regional, national, or global demography. After...

The Spanish Coalition for Housing is offering free help for homeowners who are struggling with their mortgages. For more information...

In the wake of being listed No. 3 in the country by CNN Money Magazine among Best Place to Live Where Homes Are Affordable, the village...