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The new Gwendolyn Brooks Memorial Park can be found on the south edge of the Western Illinois University campus in Macomb. The site formerly housed the…
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Illinois could have a new state holiday commemorating the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people were freed. A state senate committee approved making…
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An education reform bill would force schools to test children even before they enter kindergarten. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus spearheaded the…
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There is a new president of the Illinois Senate: Don Harmon, a Democrat from Oak Park, won the support of his colleagues during a special meeting Sunday...
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Illinois is one step closer to having a $15 minimum wage, after the state Senate approved the legislation by a 39-18 vote Thursday.
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Additional state services are getting caught in the fight between Republican Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and Democratic legislators. The governor…