The two credit agencies have downgraded Illinois' bond rating yet again.

In a class-action lawsuit filed this month in Cook County, a suburban family argues that estimates on the real estate website are inaccurate and illegal under Illinois law because they’re not licensed appraisals.

The same day the U.S. Census Bureau released data outlining Chicago’s record population loss, moving equipment company U-Haul offered a different, sunnier take on things.

After nearly a decade, household debt in the U.S. has surpassed its peak levels of the 2008 Great Recession.

The clean economy: What is it, and how is Chicago faring? A new report tells the story.

“Chicago's Very Own," WGN-TV could be soon owned by a politically active, conservative broadcast company based in Baltimore.  

Eight billion dollars in new revenue. That’s part of the surprising prescription for Illinois’ fiscal troubles, outlined in a report by some of Illinois’ premier business leaders.

A just-released report from Chicago’s premier group of business executives says Illinois needs $8 billion in new and increased taxes to get back on track. 

Bids are expected to exceed tens of millions of dollars for the singular domain, which Chicago entrepreneur Josh Metnick put up for sale earlier this week.

The Chicago Sun-Times is up for sale and its chief rival has agreed to buy it. We hear from the editors of both newspapers.

The backyard chicken trend gets a leg up with the prospect of temporary ownership – and farm-fresh eggs.

Cook County's affordable housing supply has not kept up with demand, according to a report issued by the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University.

Brew news with Lagunitas Brewing Company founder Tony Magee.

Illinois’ fiscal woes do not appear to be discouraging out-of-towners from visiting, according to figures released by the state’s Office of Tourism.

Plans for new office buildings, apartment complexes and hotels along the North Branch of the Chicago River are underway.

A Portage Park range takes a whack at bringing axe-throwing to Chicago.