Illinois’ high school graduation rate has hit a 15-year high, as students continue to show academic growth above pre-pandemic levels, state officials announced Thursday with the release of the 2025 ...

Illinois’ schools report card was released this week, and while it showed increased student proficiency in key areas, a scoring change sparked discussion. Those higher proficiency rates were found in ...

In addition to the Illinois Assessment of Readiness, or IAR, the Illinois Report Card also includes data from the ACT, an accountability assessment given to high school juniors (11th graders). The ...

A partisan Democratic bill in the Illinois House would amend the state’s lottery law and set new regulations for gambling with credit cards. Sponsored by Reps. Curtis Tarver and Marti Deuter in the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WREX) — A metric measuring all Illinois schools' education progress was released. On Thursday, the Illinois State Board of Education published its 2025 Illinois Report Card, which ...

The 2025 Illinois Report Card is being released on Thursday, Oct. 30. Provided Two metro-east public schools rank among the top 10% of highest-performing schools in the state, according to the new ...

Merchants in Illinois asked a federal judge to leave in place the state’s ban on charging “swipe fees” on the portions of card payments that cover sales tax and workers’ tips, arguing the measure ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Two men and a 17-year-old from Rockford face several gun charges in connection with a month-long investigation, police say. Theron Starks III, 19, of Rockford, is charged with ...

SGA Youth & Family Services was hit with an employment lawsuit on Oct. 31 in Illinois Circuit Court for Cook County alleging whistleblower retaliation. The action, brought by Sulaiman Law Group, ...

The 2023 Illinois Report Card, released by the Illinois State Board of Education last month, showed glimpses of students beginning to bounce back in learning levels and test scores after pandemic ...