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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The Illinois State Board of Education is encouraging local school districts to adopt clear policies spelling out how and when their staff should cooperate with federal immigration officials carrying out enforcement actions or seeking information from school officials.

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border

The US Justice Department and a central Illinois sheriff’s office on Friday announced a deal resolving an inquiry into violations of federal anti-discrimination law in the shooting death last summer of an unarmed Black woman in her home after she called 911 for assistance.

A city man wants a judge to take "any necessary steps" to invalidate Chuck Redpath's appointment as city clerk.

Tuition for Illinois-resident undergraduates enrolling to University of Illinois schools increases ahead of the 2025 fall semester.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WICS) — President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people charged in the January 6, 2021 capitol riot attack. 37 Illinois residents are listed on the United States attorney's office capitol breach cases.

The University of Illinois system announced a new policy that guarantees admission for students at other schools from Illinois if they want to transfer. The policy takes effect for

To enact his progressive agenda, Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking to Springfield for an assist, but powerful Speaker of the Illinois House Emanuel “Chris” Welch warns that money is

The Segal Group’s study calculates only the impact of the benefit enhancements for the $73 billion Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System, Springfield; $25.7 billion Illinois State Employees’ Retirement System, Springfield; and $24.7 billion Illinois State Universities Retirement System, Champaign, due to the “constraints of available data.”

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking to Springfield as a magical pot of gold for additional city revenue is being greeted with a stern warning from one powerful voice — Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch.

Steps outlined in a "memorandum of agreement" between the DOJ and the county's sheriff's department, 911 dispatch system and county government will "not only enhance transparency and accountability but also strengthen our relationship with the community," the sheriff said.