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Illinois business leaders say they want the state to invest more money in early education to meet the demands of a growing job market centered on math and…

The documentary filmmaker has been chosen to deliver this year's Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, the highest honor bestowed by the federal government for work in the field.

Dennis Hastert's lead attorney says the former U.S. House speaker won't appeal his conviction or 15-month prison term in a hush-money case centered on his…

Illinois legislators today approved stopgap funding for human services. After ten months without state funding, after-school programs, local health…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's office has announced that the Governor's Prayer Breakfast will still take place this spring.The office says the annual event…

A former Illinois Department of Human Services caseworker has pleaded guilty to charges she stole nearly $160,000 in public assistance for needy families.…

A bill is awaiting action from Gov. Bruce Rauner that would give Illinois police training and authorization to carry epinephrine auto-injectors to help…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a package of legislation involving criminal justice, saying the system needs to be approached "with more…

Addiction treatment and support for long-term recovery are included in a new proposal to restructure Illinois' $18 billion Medicaid program. Twelve…

The ongoing budget debacle that’s hobbled Illinois government was front and center today in Springfield. The "Budgeting for Results” commission is…