UNITED NATIONS - A report issued on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years says 26% of the world's population doesn't have access to safe drinking water and 46% lacks access to basic sanitation. The U.N. World Water Dev...

Before they were rivals to be Chicago's next mayor, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson both worked in education, though their career paths - like their views on the city's future - were very different. Vallas was CEO of Chicago Public Schools, appointe...

Bio Town: Elgin Age on Election Day: 62 Occupation: Educational Foundation coordinator Employer: School District U-46 Previous offices held: Gail Borden Public Library District board since 2005 Q&A Q: Why are you r...

Fewer Americans applied for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to cool the economy and tamp down inflation. Applications for jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending March 11 ...

LOS ANGELES - California's 11th atmospheric river left the storm-soaked state with a bang Wednesday, bringing flooded roadways, landslides and toppled trees to the southern part of the state as well as drought-busting rainfall that meant the end of ...

The Nicor Gas Foundation has made a four-year $1 million commitment to United Way of Metro Chicago in support of the expansion of their Neighborhood Network Initiative, with a special focus on growing workforce development through these Networks. Th...

DEL RIO, Texas - Long before a Chinese spy balloon captivated and spooked the U.S. public, Kyle Bass foresaw what he deemed another foreign danger slated for skies above the Texas-Mexico border: wind turbines. Dozens of them, roughly 700 feet tall -...