The Chicago area is undergoing a surge in Hispanic homeownership, driven by factors such as affordability and inbound migration. Illinois’ net in-migration of Hispanic residents reached 17,000 in 2023 ...

ENGLEWOOD, CHICAGO — By the time Eugene Sawyer became Chicago’s mayor in 1987 following the sudden death of the first African American to hold the office, Black residents were already leaving. For ...

CHICAGO -- By 2025, Chicago is projected to have a population of just under 3 million residents, who will be mostly Hispanic and black, according to a local census expert. Pierre de Vise also ...

A City Council ward map based solely on Chicago’s demographics would add two Latino-majority wards and one predominantly white ward, while subtracting three Black-majority wards and creating three new ...

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A WBEZ analysis of 2020 census data released earlier this month reveals several findings offering nuance and context to the broad storylines about the slight population loss in Illinois and the mild ...

Chicago's population is 2.8 million, according to the 2000 census. That was an increase from the 1990 census figure of 2.78 million and the first time the city showed a population gain in the census ...