Compared to urban households throughout the Fifth District, rural households earning the area median income (which we’ll refer to as a “typical” household) tend to spend less on housing and roughly ...

Prices are rising across the U.S., driving up the cost of food, housing, heat, cars and many other essential items. But inflation isn't hitting everyone equally. Data shows that Americans with ...

Rural and urban Illinoisans live in starkly different worlds, and the former resent it, though they don’t clearly understand why. There are textbook solutions, such as better education and ...