The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly a year, driving up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers.

The temporary closures may impact transit passengers’ commutes on the Orange, Green, Pink and Brown Lines.

Aldermen approved a plan Wednesday to spend $425 million in taxpayer money to spark development at The 78, where the Chicago Fire plans to build a soccer stadium.

Cook County is considering whether to include Chicago Public Schools in an interest-free loan program so the school system can avoid some costs because of late-landing property taxes.

This two-bedroom home has two full bathrooms, 12-foot ceilings and wide-plank oak hardwood floors.

Echoing a move by the Lake County Council a day earlier, the Lake County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Wednesday in support of the United Steelworkers Local 7-1 amid the lockout from the BP Whiting Refinery.

Billionaire Warren Buffett said Wednesday that his decision to cut the Gates Foundation out of his charitable giving is more about believing his three kids are ready to handle giving away his entire fortune than it is about Bill Gates‘ ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

More than 50 people talked about how an ordinance allowing a data center at Kenmara Technology Park would impact local residents at Tuesday’s Munster Plan Commission meeting.