A renowned mural artist will return to help the central Illinois city freshen up a rusted and bare railroad bridge crossing a ...

The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge ...

A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump's move to freeze all federal grants pending an analysis to root out ...

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021 ...

A reference to shooting a student during a class Wednesday led to the arrest of a student teacher with District 50 in Washington, according to an email obtained by the Journal Star.

The immediate threat by the Trump administration of cutting off federal funding seems to have passed, but the incident is affecting Gov. JB Pritzker's thinking on what promises to be a tight state ...

(The Center Square) – An Illinois state legislator introduced a bill that would freeze local government property tax levies at the 2025 amount for levy years 2026-2030. State Rep. Brad Halbrook ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Julian Reese had 27 points and 17 rebounds and Derik Queen scored 25 to lead Maryland to a 91-70 victory ...

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) sought to keep expectations in check during an afternoon news ...

Philadelphia Eagles safety Sydney Brown is headed to his first Super Bowl after they won the NFC Championship game against ...

(The Center Square) – A non-partisan think tank is out with its annual state education freedom rankings, and Illinois is near the bottom looking up. The American Legislative Exchange Council ...

Some Illinois school boards allow all resident children – including private and homeschooled kids – to participate in ...