Public education

Governor Bruce Rauner has signed what education officials say is the final law needed to make major changes to the way Illinois funds public schools.The…

A year ago, lawmakers decided to change school health examination requirements. They want to add screenings for social and emotional development. But the…

A follow-up bill to Illinois' school funding reform law is headed to the state Senate after winning approval from members of the House. State officials…

The Illinois State Board of Education today voted unanimously to ask the general assembly to double state funding for public schools.Last summer, the…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking proposals for $12 million in federal grant funding for afterschool programs…

Democratic-leaning Illinois is the latest state to direct taxpayer money to private schools. Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic-controlled Legislature…

The Illinois legislature this afternoon approved a major, bipartisan overhaul of the way Illinois funds public education.Backers are calling it a landmark…

The sponsor of a plan overhauling how Illinois funds schools says Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposed changes are an "all-out assault" on public education that…

Gov. Bruce Rauner has summoned lawmakers into special session to settle the public education funding issue weeks before the school bell is set to ring.The…

Law enforcement agencies and health centers in central Illinois are scrambling to address the opioid epidemic. DeWitt County Sheriff Jered Shofner says…