The Chicago Public School District pensions are in a precarious place, and not considered "safe" due to significant underfunding. The Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund (CTPF) has a funded ratio of less ...

I am a 61-year-old public school teacher contemplating retirement next summer. My wife and I have $1.3 million in investments, along with a paid-off apartment which costs us about $1,200 a month, ...

On a cold morning inside Beadology in Iowa City, sunlight catches the bowls of glass beads lining the store — greens, ambers, ...

For half an hour as the fire grew and swallowed an adjacent building, Wan watched television in his home, unaware of the danger blazing his way. Even when he heard a commotion outside and sirens ...

By 2030, people 65 and older are projected to make up nearly a quarter of Carroll’s population, prompting more demand for appropriate housing.

Earlier this month, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released its annual survey, which found that the median age of first-time U.S. homebuyers in 2025 climbed to 40. That’s up from 38 in ...

FREMONT — A long-simmering battle over public access to a regional park here has reached a literal roadblock. For years, rancher Christopher George fought with county, city and parks district ...

In a major shift, HUD’s plan would direct most of the $3.9 billion in homelessness funds away from Housing First to programs that prioritize work and drug treatment. By Jason DeParle Jason DeParle ...

According to Office of Personnel Management data, as of September 2024, around 5% -- or roughly 100,000 -- of the federal workforce was older than 65. Considering the large number of employees taking ...

DeMOTTE — The Indiana Department of Transportation Northwest District will hold a public hearing on a proposed improvement project at the I-65 and State Road 10 interchange in DeMotte on Thursday, Nov ...

The Trump administration plans to cut long-term housing aid by two-thirds, risking homelessness for 170,000 formerly unhoused people. The $3.5 billion proposal would shift funding toward short-term ...

Most people who take out mortgages go with a 30-year term. But President Trump wants the federal government to back a 50-year mortgage option for homebuyers — a plan that would be "a complete game ...