As Los Angeles rebuilds after devastating wildfires, the histories of these three cities offer helpful guidance.

In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like ...

While the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 reduced much of the city to ashes, it ushered in a massive rebuilding effort. Some of ...

Chicago’s remarkable renewal after its own disaster offers reassurance and lessons for how Los Angeles can recover.

Environmentalists file lawsuits to delay or stop construction, while liberal California judges too often rule in favor of the ...

The Golden State is all too familiar with rebuilding ... Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly Chicago Catch-Up newsletter. High on Raskin's to-do list, too, is researching fire ...