State News Archives - Page 3 of 525

Proponents fight for more Early Intervention funding
March 15, 2025

First in a series looking at Early Intervention advocates’ continued push for more state funding Stephanie Jimenez was concerned every time she walked to the school bus stop to…
Oberweis, other failed GOP candidates seek redder pastures in Florida
March 14, 2025

Perhaps the old saying should be changed to “If at first you don’t succeed, move to Florida.” Three former Republican congressional candidates who lost primary or general elections…
Three state bills would bring millions to Illinois passenger rail, intercity buses
March 13, 2025

High Speed Rail Alliance, a Chicago-based advocacy group, is throwing its support behind three state bills that, if passed, would put significant resources into expanding passenger…
Pritzker: Ban cellphones in classroom
March 12, 2025

Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he has proposed banning them during classroom instruction. …
Elgin native helps draft overdose medication legislation
March 12, 2025

High school students generally don’t participate in drafting legislation. Jordan Henry is an exception. A senior at the Illinois Math and Science Academy, the Elgin native is…
Illinois Tollway: Think before clicking on texts
March 8, 2025

The Illinois Tollway is warning residents to beware of texts that are designed to get individuals to click on links that will enable the sender to defraud them. Since late February…
Life sentences for young offenders banned – but not for those already behind bars
March 1, 2025

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Cleodious “J.R.” Schoffner Jr. sits in a visitor’s room at Lawrence Correctional Center, a small, cinder block box with a guard…
Lawsuit threatens minority teacher scholarships
March 1, 2025

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed continuing the funding for a program aimed at getting more minority teachers in classrooms as a conservative legal strategist challenges…