And they have sought to influence what is taught inside public schools. So, what exactly are Trump’s plans and how might they affect local education in Illinois? Here are some answers.

They helped draft HB2960, which would make mental health education mandatory in Illinois middle and high schools. Both joined WGN’s Evening News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, and say they ...

When we invest in our schools, we are building stronger communities, a more stable democracy, and a healthier economy.” Gov. Pritzker said at an Illinois Education Association conference March ...

The incident happened on Monday, March 17, when administrators at Parkland Middle School in Rockville received multiple phone calls from an individual claiming they intended to carry out a mass ...

Illinois education authorities were hit with a federal probe over a mother’s report that her middle-school daughter and other girls were required to change clothes in the same locker room as a ...

Cicero-North Syracuse’s Anna Eells was dealing with a nagging ankle injury for most of the tail end of her sophomore season. She suffered the injury at the Section III state qualifier in ...

Nicole Georgas said her daughter, who attends Shepard Middle School, was terrified by the incident, and said she also filed a police report. Georgas alleged that her 13-year-old daughter was ...

That information must be reported to both the Illinois State Board of Education as well as to either Chicago Public Schools, for children residing in Chicago, or the regional office of education ...

The Illinois Education Association said these cuts could have a profound impact on schools in Illinois and the hundreds of thousands of students in the state that rely on the department's programs.

Teams take the court tonight in supersectionals across Illinois, aiming to advance to the state championship semifinals this weekend at State Farm Center in Champaign, on the campus of the ...