President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, which critics worry could ...

President Trump signed an order on Thursday calling for the Education Department to close and he has slashed staff by half.

With gas tax revenues on the decline as more and more vehicles require less gas, Illinois state Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, is proposing tweaks that would essentially replace the current gas tax ...

Illinois ranks 43rd in federal spending dependency, with 81,300 federal employees and $2.4 million in annual savings from ...

Thousands of homeschool proponents rallied at the state Capitol at Springfield on Wednesday to protest during a hearing on ...

The Veterans Affairs Department's narrow interpretation of last year's landmark Rudisill case could sharply decrease the pool ...

A new state-commissioned report finds PLAs boost competition, cut costs, and aid diverse businesses in Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB. That would ...

A bill that would change how state agencies handle victims of human trafficking is moving through the Capitol.

Thousands of Illinois taxpayers may be owed tax refunds on unclaimed returns, but a key deadline will soon pass, the IRS says.

An Illinois House committee approved a plan Wednesday to create state oversight for homeschooling after hours of debate.

That would be (state) “Seal on a Bedsheet,” the derisive moniker with which some have burdened the Illinois state flag, a gleaming white banner emblazoned with the state’s bald eagle-themed ...