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Metro East, Illinois Community Rallies to Defend Native American Mascots Amid State Senate Debate on Ban
Illinois House Bill 1237 stirs debate as it seeks to ban Native American school mascots; local communities rally in ...
Illinois Republican Rep. LaHood considering Senate run in 2026
The House Republican is weighing whether to make a bid for the seat held for decades by Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, who’s ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to endorse for Senate, lending his political muscle – and likely some resources
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is backing Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in what's expected to be a crowded field to succeed Sen. Dick ...
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Testimony: Illinois teachers need ‘science of reading’ training to fix illiteracy
Illinois students will struggle throughout their educations when 7 in 10 third-graders cannot read at grade level. Illinois ...
Tuition, fees rising at Illinois universities as state funding lags inflation pace
Data from the Illinois Board of Higher Education, which oversees public universities, shows university income has had to make ...
Daywatch: Lawmakers moving sluggishly on Illinois ethics law reforms
In the six years since Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker took office, members of the Illinois General Assembly have run afoul of the law at a staggering pace, even for a body with a history of greed and ...