Chicago has for decades been dealing with a so-called "death gap," in which life expectancy in one neighborhood can be 20 ...

After falling dramatically amid the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy in Chicago climbed back to the point of being near pre-pandemic levels in 2023, the Chicago Department of Public Health announced ...

The life expectancy for residents of The Loop is 87.3 years, according to numbers from the Chicago Department of Public ...

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Chicago's average life expectancy rose for the third straight year to 78.7 years, with most racial groups nearing pre-pandemic levels and white residents surpassing that benchmark, according to ...

West Garfield Park residents are expected to live on average until 67 years old, compared to Loop residents living to age 87. This is widest death gap in Chicago and the biggest gap of any big U.S.

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic shaved years off Chicagoans’ lives, residents across the city are expected to live longer, nearly matching the pre-pandemic average age of about 79 years old.