A map and list of all 267 suburbs of Chicago in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, grouped north, northwest, west, southwest and south by Metra line, with train times, home values and rents for nearly every town.
The mayor's 2027 Chicago budget proposal asks for $15.65 billion from the city's own funds, $848.8 million more than the 2026 budget, and nearly a third of the increase is bond principal and interest. Every department, the corporate fund, positions and revenue, from the city's own files.
A map and list of the north suburbs of Chicago and the North Shore: 55 towns on and near Metra's UP North, MD-N and NCS, with weekday trains and morning ride times, and Census home values, incomes and rents.
Chicago's winter parking ban covers 20 stretches of 18 streets from 3 to 7 a.m. every morning from Dec. 1 to April 1, snow or not; violators are towed. The streets, mapped, and how often two inches of snow falls.
A map and list of the southwest suburbs of Chicago: 31 towns on and near Metra's SouthWest Service and Heritage Corridor, with weekday trains and morning ride times, and Census home values, incomes and rents.
A map and list of the south suburbs of Chicago: 46 towns on and near the Metra Electric and Rock Island, with weekday trains and morning ride times to downtown, and Census home values, incomes and rents.
Chicago has logged 582 foreclosed rental properties under the Keep Chicago Renting ordinance since 2021, 44 in Auburn Gresham. Covered tenants can take $10,600 in relocation assistance even when offered a new lease.
Flu was listed on 3.2 percent of Chicago deaths in the week ending Jan. 10, 2026, the highest share in eight seasons; COVID-19's peak fell to 1.4 percent. Week by week, from the health department's file.
O'Hare's median first freeze moved from October 12 to October 28 between 1966-1995 and 1996-2025, and the frost-free season grew to 185 days. The odds of a freeze or snow by each date.
Chicago houses that closed in June sold for 12 percent more than January's in the same community area, 2018 to 2024. Condominium closings peak in May; South and West Side areas sell all year.
