Through highly targeted student assistance programs, Illinois is helping college graduates minimize student debt while at the same time addressing the critical shortage of teachers, nurses and public defenders. Designed... Read more

Iroquois Theater, 1903In the days before television and the many opportunities Americans have for entertainment in the modern age, an afternoon or an evening at the theater was a prime... Read more

This is the time of year when students are receiving college financial aid award letters. And the hard decision of which college to choose begins. With the rising cost of... Read more

Excerpt from Beth Kobliner's story on the PBS News Hour.Here are four tips to help you and your kid sort through the 7,000 or so U.S. colleges and universities and... Read more

ABORTIONGovernor Pritzker approves massive abortion expansion law. Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation Wednesday that will massively expand abortion access in Illinois.Senate Bill 25, the so-called "Reproductive Health Act," makes... Read more

Lieutenant Governor John W. Chapman signs a documentat Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier's desk, 1953.Photo from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & MuseumThey have names like Zadoc Casey, Stinson... Read more

BUDGETBipartisan, balanced budget passed after inclusion of House Republican-backed business reforms. As the General Assembly's May 31 scheduled adjournment approached, intense negotiations took place in a bipartisan, bicameral effort... Read more

Governor Green (back, left), Col. McCormick (back, right), and U.S. SenatorBrooks (front, left) leave the State House on Republican Day at the IllinoisState Fair. Photo from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential... Read more

Illinois House Speaker and SenatePresident of  the 51st General Assembly.The 101st Illinois General Assembly convened on January 9 of this year. On the 9th day of its existence, the 763rd... Read more

TAXESDemocrats advance graduated tax hike legislation. On Monday evening, the Democrat majority passed a graduated income tax amendment out of the House Revenue and Finance Committee, over Republican objections.SJRCA... Read more