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Chicago Snowfall Totals by Winter: O’Hare Gets About 35 Inches in a Typical Year. 2024–25 Got 17.6, the Least of 64 Complete Winters There, and Days at or Below Zero Have Fallen From 13 a Winter to 5

Chicago snowfall totals for every winter since 1959 at O’Hare, the snowiest months, the biggest blizzards and the record cold, from NOAA’s daily record: about 35 inches in a typical winter, and…

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Chicago Snowfall Totals by Winter: O’Hare Gets About 35 Inches in a Typical Year. 2024–25 Got 17.6, the Least of 64 Complete Winters There, and Days at or Below Zero Have Fallen From 13 a Winter to 5

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The Suburbs of Chicago: A Map and List of All 267 Towns in the Six Metra Counties, by Train Line, With Ride Times, Home Values and Rents

Chicago’s 2027 Budget Proposal Asks for $15.65 Billion From the City’s Own Funds, $848.8 Million More Than 2026. Nearly a Third of the Increase Is Bond Principal and Interest

The North Suburbs of Chicago and the North Shore: A Map and List of 55 Towns On and Near Metra’s UP North, Milwaukee District North and North Central Service, With Train Times, Home Values and Rents

Chicago’s Winter Parking Ban Covers 20 Stretches of 18 Streets From 3 to 7 a.m., Dec. 1 to April 1, Snow or Not. O’Hare Gets Two Inches of New Snow on About Five Days a Winter

The Southwest Suburbs of Chicago: A Map and List of 31 Towns On and Near the SouthWest Service and Heritage Corridor, With Train Times, Home Values and Rents

The South Suburbs of Chicago: A Map and List of 46 Towns On and Near the Metra Electric and Rock Island Lines, With Train Times, Home Values and Rents

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Chicago’s 2027 Budget Proposal Asks for $15.65 Billion From the City’s Own Funds, $848.8 Million More Than 2026. Nearly a Third of the Increase Is Bond Principal and Interest

Chicago’s Winter Parking Ban Covers 20 Stretches of 18 Streets From 3 to 7 a.m., Dec. 1 to April 1, Snow or Not. O’Hare Gets Two Inches of New Snow on About Five Days a Winter

Chicago Has Logged 582 Foreclosed-Rental Registrations Under Its Renter Ordinance Since 2021, 44 in Auburn Gresham. Covered Tenants Can Take $10,600 Even When Offered a New Lease

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Chicago Houses That Closed in June Sold for 12 Percent More Than January’s in the Same Area, 2018 to 2024. Condominium Closings Ran Twice as High in May

Chicago’s Condo Deconversion Pattern: 69 Buildings Bought in Bulk Since 2018 Left the Tax Rolls as Condominiums, the Nearest Parcels Now Classed as Apartment Buildings or Two-to-Six-Flats

Since 2008, Chicago’s Townships Lost 3,260 Houses and Small Apartment Buildings and the Suburbs Gained 6,351, by the Assessor’s Count

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The Suburbs of Chicago: A Map and List of All 267 Towns in the Six Metra Counties, by Train Line, With Ride Times, Home Values and Rents

The North Suburbs of Chicago and the North Shore: A Map and List of 55 Towns On and Near Metra’s UP North, Milwaukee District North and North Central Service, With Train Times, Home Values and Rents

The Southwest Suburbs of Chicago: A Map and List of 31 Towns On and Near the SouthWest Service and Heritage Corridor, With Train Times, Home Values and Rents

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Chicago Snowfall Totals by Winter: O’Hare Gets About 35 Inches in a Typical Year. 2024–25 Got 17.6, the Least of 64 Complete Winters There, and Days at or Below Zero Have Fallen From 13 a Winter to 5

Flu Was Listed on 3.2 Percent of Chicago Deaths in One January Week, the Highest Share in Eight Seasons. COVID-19’s Peak Fell to 1.4 Percent

Chicago’s First Freeze at O’Hare Moved From a Median October 12 to October 28 Between 1966–1995 and 1996–2025. The Frost-Free Season Grew to 185 Days