SPRINGFIELD – A commission that Gov. J.B. Pritzker appointed in 2019 will soon issue a report calling for a complete overhaul in the way the state handles its budget for early childhood…
SPRINGFIELD — A shortage of full-time and substitute teachers reported throughout Illinois is worse in the west central region than anywhere else in the state, according to a new…
SPRINGFIELD — Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are advancing a K-12 education bill that would expand resources for marginalized students and reform education policies…
SPRINGFIELD — Legislators and advocates began discussions Jan. 7 of what action the state can take to counteract the overuse of physical restraint and forced isolation of students…
A judge’s ruling in Connecticut last week that the state is failing its “constitutional duty” to provide children with an adequate education could change not just how Illinois…
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing “Lame Duck Look Back” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on the major bills that passed both chambers of the…
With less than two months to go before some Illinois elementary and high school students are scheduled to head back to class, the State Board of Education has yet to establish guidelines…
Illinois schools are getting ready for another budget hit after the new year. Local districts say they are getting word that their last two state payments for requirements such as special…
Judge rules suburban restaurant ...
SPRINGFIELD — A Kane County restaurant’s legal challenge to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ...
CDC updates COVID-19 travel ...
The going gets better for those who are fully vaccinated, as the ...
Pritzker, IDOT mark $110 ...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced $110 ...
FOID, concealed carry permits ...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police has given another 150-day extension to ...
