New legislation aims to help prevent drugs and cell phones from being smuggled into state prisons by prohibiting the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or

Gov. Rauner is visiting schools across the state—including stops in Lombard, Chicago, Peoria, Springfield and Belleville—to talk about his proposal to increase state K-12 general

While Republican lawmakers and the Governor seek to provide the deeply indebted CPS with much-needed oversight, financial flexibility, and accountability, Democrat lawmakers are lobbying against

Illinois will soon join 17 other states that have established a cabinet to create a strategic vision to help children across the state. An Executive

An investigation of Chicago Public Schools’ “financial stability” was initiated by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) on Feb. 18, giving CPS until March

Noting every dollar the state can save Illinois schools, is one more dollar that can be spent on educating students in the classroom, lawmakers joined

With a strong emphasis on the need for bipartisan compromise, Governor Bruce Rauner used his second annual budget address to offer two paths for fixing

State Sen. Chapin Rose and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources are hosting two free informational public meetings for landowners who own adjacent property to

Nine years to the day he announced his candidacy for President, Barack Obama returned to the Illinois Statehouse where he served three terms as a

After closing in October, the Illinois State Museum may reopen in just a few weeks if changes to how the museum is funded are approved