CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area - September 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 4.1 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.5 percen  more