The city lost more than 65,000 residents during the pandemic, but Chicago’s population has increased steadily since then.

The BriefThe City of Chicago's population grew by more than 5,000 people between 2024 and 2025, according to the latest ...

Chicago grew for a third straight year, but the growth is slowing down compared to previous years. Chicago grew for the third ...

Census estimates show Chicago retained its position as the nation’s third most populous city, after New York and Los Angeles, ...

Chicago reversed recent trends by gaining slightly in population, while midsize cities like Plainfield and North Chicago ...

Chicago’s status as the third-largest city remains safe — for now — but how big is the gap and have the numbers changed in ...

New U.S. Census estimates show Chicago’s population increased for the third year in a row, while fast-growing suburbs like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicago posted the seventh biggest population gain of any city in the country last year, leading a wave of growth that also lifted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At one point, before the Great Recession, a noted Chicago regional planning organization projected southwest suburban New Lenox ...

Illinois now has a new third-largest city after new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau showed one Chicago suburb dethroning another for the title. While Chicago and Aurora held steady as the ...

Chicago posted the seventh biggest population gain of any city in the country last year, leading a wave of growth that also lifted many suburbs, particularly those on the fringes of the metro area.