CLEVELAND -- LeBron James has joined one of the NBA's most exclusive clubs. Cleveland's superstar was voted the league's MVP for the second straight year, a person familiar with the announcement told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke ...

Freebie Chess anyone? The Mount Prospect Public Library offers a special afternoon of open chess play for all ages and skill levels. You supply the moves, the library will supply the chessboards. Children younger than 9 must be accompanied by a care...

OAKBROOK TERRACE -- DeVry Inc., a provider of educational services, Tuesday reported its fall is up at DeVry University, including its Keller Graduate School of Management and Chamberlain College of Nursing. At DeVry University, new student enrollme...

George Keating is one of the stalwarts of Chicago's music theater scene. He is currently playing the ghost of Jacob Marley in Marriott Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol, The Musical," but in the past he has performed in shows as different a...

They're antsy and edgy, tired of waiting for promotion opportunities at work as their elders put off retirement. A good number of them are just waiting for the economy to pick up so they can hop to the next job, find something more fulfilling and ge...

Ask any of the area community colleges and four-year universities, and the answer is the same: the degree programs drawing the most interest right now are in health care, and more specifically, nursing. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisti...

Regina Taylor might have substituted magnolias for cherries and relocated the action from mid-19th century Russia to mid-20th century Atlanta, but the actress/playwright retains the essence of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" in her faithfully r...

Whenever the Bulls played the Boston Celtics in recent years, Johnny "Red" Kerr and Tom Heinsohn, broadcasters for the respective teams, usually sat together at dinner in the press rooms. The urge to discreetly slide a digital recorder onto the tabl...