CHICAGO (WLS) -- More than 2,000 people climbed more than 2,000 stairs on Sunday up more than 100 stories for Skyrise Chicago ...

More than 2,000 people climbed more than 1,300 feet to the highest point in Chicago on Sunday, all for a good cause.

In Illinois, the Chicago Teachers Union won a contract with the city’s schools to add solar panels on some buildings and clean energy career pathways for students, among other actions. In Minnesota, ...

Maintaining properties has become unsustainable for many religious institutions. Turning the buildings into housing has ...

Few places along the Mississippi River tell America s story of belief as vividly as Quincy, the river city perched on the ...

A 41-story tower, a luxury hotel, a fire station and a public plaza — all stacked on a half-acre site — is the kind of complicated, collaborative development that cities either avoid or embrace out of ...

Granite City stands proud with its industrial heritage and surprisingly affordable retirement housing. This southwestern Illinois town offers working-class charm and homes that won’t deplete your 401 ...

Assuming that the missile in "A House of Dynamite" carried a several-hundred-kiloton nuclear warhead and detonated directly above Chicago’s Loop, what would ensue in the seconds, minutes, days, and ...

More than 200 renters under a Rogers Park landlord are withholding payment and won't agree to major rent hikes amid what they say are unsafe living conditions. So they've called a rent strike.

The Jamaican government said it had done all it could to prepare as it warned of devastating damage from the strongest ...

Across Michigan, the remnants of once bustling towns bear witness to a bygone era. Here's a look at 5 "ghost towns" that once ...

Lawmakers agreed on a tax package to stave off a $200 million-plus fiscal cliff next year that would likely result in major ...