Budget Impasse

Southern Illinois University trustees at their next meeting are to consider a plan to gradually shift state funding from the Carbondale campus to the…

Southwestern Illinois College President Georgia Costello is planning to retire next year after a decade of leading the school.The school's board of…

The state of Illinois is among the states leading the nation in the number of college freshmen pursuing higher education in other states.The Illinois…

Two Republican legislators won't seek re-election next year. State Rep. Bob Pritchard of Hinckley plans to retire. He's been a House member since 2003.…

Illinois may have its first complete state budget in two years, but an organization representing dozens of addiction and mental health centers in the…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner lost an unprecedented battle with the "Springfield insiders" he once campaigned to dethrone when lawmakers approved a budget…

Republican State Rep. Chad Hays, of Catlin, says he will not seek reelection for a fifth term in the Illinois House.While describing his time in the…

The state budget impasse could affect the accreditation of Illinois universities, which are already facing a funding cut under the recently proposed…

Leaders from Peoria Peoria Public Schools, Canton’s School District and the Regional Office of Education joined the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce in…

Two Illinois State Senators sat side-by-side during a legislative breakfast, hosted by AARP in Peoria Wed. It was a visible and audible display of…