Indiana, Illinois and New Hampshire have offered taxpayers a break on penalties and interest as fiscal pressures mount, despite warnings that the strategy can come with long-term costs.

The state will require platforms to limit potentially addictive features and strengthen privacy protections for children.

After years of tougher state requirements and new laws aimed at boosting construction, nearly every city and county is still falling short of its housing targets.

Mary Beth Uretz, a Homewood, Ill., resident who spent Tuesday morning crying in her basement clutching her pets as severe storms swept through a broad swath of the Chicago area. The storms tore down ...