The deadline to apply for the Community Action Scholarship is extended to April 11. A video with previous coverage is ...

State lawmakers are taking a phased-in approach to free school meals for all. Illinois House Bill 2365, sponsored by state ...

Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Lombard, accuses proponents of homeschooling of using “bullying” tactics to kill a bill that would regulate homeschooling in Illinois. Screenshot/BlueRoomStream ...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights announced on Thursday that it is launching an investigation into the Illinois Department of Education, the Chicago Public School District ...

Assisted suicide is a false charity” with alarming consequences that must be rejected, said Bishop David Malloy of Rockford, ...

The NCAA Tournament begins this week across the nation. The March Madness field of 68 includes two teams from the state of Illinois: the University of Illinois of the Big Ten at SIU ...

The NCAA basketball tournament is about three things: 1) Your bracket. 2) Your school. 3) A chance to measure the strength of each conference. Well, with the high school season over, it’s time ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Illinois advocates gathered in Springfield on ...

St. Bridget Catholic School will be closed Wednesday after a fire on Tuesday night. Loves Park firefighters were called to the Clifford Avenue school around 8 p.m. for a ...

ON THE MOVE: Gov. JB Pritzker is launching a statewide campaign focusing on the Trump administration’s impact on Illinois.

One of Jesse Morris’ earliest memories is sitting on his father’s shoulders at the church on Webster Street, in Oregon, Illinois, waiting for his pastor to rise from the dead. On an early ...

Former Danville High School basketball coach Gene Gourley with some of his memorabilia at his home in Danville. Gene Gourley with a ball signed for his retirement at his home in Danville on ...