Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Signaling an escalation of Israel's Gaza operation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis Monday to be ready for a "prolonged" war, and the military warned Palestinians in three large neighborhoods ...

NEW YORK - Women who own small business are still far behind their male counterparts when it comes to getting loans and government contracts, a congressional report said Wednesday. The report by Democratic staffers of the Senate Small Business & Ent...

Alex Fulton will start classes at DePaul University this fall with more than 2,400 other incoming freshmen. Unlike most of them, a year ago Fulton thought college was beyond his reach. As one of thousands of homeless students in the Chicago suburbs,...

WASHINGTON - Nickole Gambrill is still paying the price for graduating college at the wrong time. She and other students who earned diplomas in the aftermath of the deepest U.S. recession since the 1930s are experiencing an earnings hangover that co...

Mark Zuckerberg is staring down naysayers who hammered Facebook Inc.'s stock after its debut two years ago. Facebook shares are poised to reach a new high today after the social network topped its record close from March of $72.03 in early trading. ...

The group proposing an Elgin charter school says it will appeal Elgin Area School District U-46's decision to deny its charter application with the state. The U-46 school board voted 6-1 against the proposal Monday. The charter group has 30 days t...

Illinois, the lowest-rated U.S. state, had its outlook dropped to negative on Wednesday by Standard & Poor's, which cited the prospect of budget deficits and questions over whether pension overhaul measures will survive legal challenges. S&P changed...

Chicago-based Boeing Co. raised its full-year profit forecast as the world's biggest planemaker reaps gains from faster production that is driving jetliner deliveries to record levels. Earnings for 2014 excluding some pension expenses will be in a r...

Grayslake Central student's body found in Third Lake Friends and family are mourning the death of a junior at Grayslake Central High School after his body was pulled from the water of Third Lake Monday night. Lake County sheriff's police and fr...