Education in Illinois shows promising areas of growth — including improved kindergarten readiness and increased graduation rates — but remains hampered by stagnant reading and math literacy, as well ...

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) on Saturday said President Donald Trump will federalize 300 Illinois National Guard troops, despite his dissent. “This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department ...

A semi-truck rolled over and spilled tens of thousands of pounds of applesauce onto an Illinois Interstate Monday morning in a wild scene that backed up traffic for hours, according to reports and ...

Illinois may not have the same tradition of sending players to the pros as a handful of college basketball bluebloods, but over the years, the Illini have placed dozens of players in the NBA – and ...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, both Democrats, should be jailed for failing to defend U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

CHICAGO – A federal judge on Oct. 6 decided to allow National Guard members to deploy to Illinois over the objections of Gov. JB Pritzker, who slammed the Trump administration’s mobilization of troops ...

NOTE: Gov. J.B. Pritzker is scheduled to provide an update at 2 p.m. Monday, and will stream in the video player above once it begins. Illinois has filed a lawsuit aiming to block the Trump ...

The mission will include 300 Guardsmen, according to the official. The Illinois National Guard has received an official notification from the Pentagon authorizing a mission in Chicago, according to an ...

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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed “for failing to protect” Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, the ...

As federal agencies deploy to Chicago to aid President Trump in his immigration crackdown, Illinois' Attorney General has called foul at the announced deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops.