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Law enforcement agencies and health centers in central Illinois are scrambling to address the opioid epidemic. DeWitt County Sheriff Jered Shofner says…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Don't toss the grammar-school composition paper yet. The Illinois House approved legislation 67-48 Wednesday requiring elementary…
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Illinois lawmakers from both political parties seem to be gathering behind a new school funding plan called the "evidence-based model." Versions of the…
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Parents alarmed by the realization that their teenagers cannot decipher cursive handwriting have inspired one Illinois lawmaker to propose requiring…
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A federal law known as the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, requires every state to make sure kids become proficient in core subjects, and continue to…
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Another group is coming out against part of the so-called grand bargain, meant to end Illinois’ budget impasse. Several retired military generals say…
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A new group called the Greater Peoria Environmental Sciences Society is offering monthly, family-friendly events at the Mansion in Pekin.“We said, 'why…
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In the ongoing budget grudge match between Governor Bruce Rauner and the Democratically-controlled legislature, one bright spot is that public schools…
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Chicago Public Schools are laying off about 1,000 employees, including nearly 500 teachers. But officials expect most to be hired for other open…
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The president of Western Illinois University will keep his job for at least one more year. The board of trustees unanimously agreed to extend Dr. Jack…