Once upon a time, we did indeed have some very signficant pieces of outdoor art that guaranteed the area a prominent spot on most cultural maps. Unfortunately for art-loving residents and frequent … ...

But while several suburbs are reporting an influx of cicadas, some part of the region have reported almost none, particularly in the northwest suburbs. A large gap in the map shows no reports for ...

The effort to expand mass transit in the northwest suburbs took a step forward Tuesday after the Northwest Transit Corridor Municipal Task Force agreed to a July deadline to come up with its 20 ...

The above map shows as much: The blue areas, among the top 10 percent of census tracts in the region by socioeconomic status, band together in the northwest suburbs.