Víctor Gómez, a bilingual chemistry teacher in Leyden High School District 212, has been named the 2025 Illinois Teacher of the Year. State Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders surprised ...

A recent study placed Illinois last in the country for taxation, coming in at 51st for overall effective state and local tax rate, 50th for real estate taxes, and 47th for income taxes.

PolarisList ranks the top high schools in Illinois and the U.S. based on the number of students they send to Harvard, Princeton, and MIT. PolarisList chose to focus on those three Ivy League ...

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share This new “road usage charge” proposal “Illinois eyes taxing drivers by the mile — rather than by the gallon of gas” couldn’t come at a worse time for ...

On Illinois toll roads , drivers pay approximately seven cents per mile, according to Poulos. With a mileage-based system, drivers could expect to pay three to four cents per mile. That would come ...

as a new bill in the Illinois General Assembly would ban school mascots that reference disabilities. For nearly nine decades, Freeburg High School has proudly been the home of the Mighty Midgets.

This company is blowing a whole lot more than hot air. Joining the mile-high club is often frowned upon, but one company is encouraging it. A hot air balloon company in Southern California offers ...

Illinois is now experiencing high levels of respiratory illness, up from moderate levels the previous week, the state health department reported Tuesday. The increase is not a surprise ...

One Peoria-area coach has been named among the 32 Illinois individuals awarded National Federation of State High School Associations Coach of the Year honors. Princeville bass fishing coach Tait ...

Nearly every high school in Illinois participates in the Illinois State Scholars program, which recognizes and honors the top academically performing high school seniors across the state.