As the holiday season approaches, food pantries
across the Chicago area are noticing a disconcerting trend: The number of people in need remains at
near -
record levels, while the amount of food they can provide is declining.
UNDER WATER More than 60 centimeters of rain inundated parts of Louisiana (Baton Rouge shown) in August 2016, driving river gauges
across the state to
near -
record levels and costing more than $ 10 billion in damages.