In Illinois, sex education isn’t a requirement in health classes, leaving the decision to teach it to individual schools and ...

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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) sought to keep expectations in check during an afternoon news ...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions ...

Democratic Sen. Dave Koehler started his sixth term looking to advance legislation in agriculture and environment, but says ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, will encounter deeply skeptical questioning from ...

EDWARDSVILLE — Southern Illinois University recently announced its dean's list for the fall 2024 semester. Sauk Valley-area ...

President Trump has charted a new course for electric vehicle policy in the U.S. While the direction is clear, the details ...

He declared federal money can't be used on "indoctrination" of children, including on "radical gender ideology and critical ...

President Donald Trump said he’s signing an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security ...

Democrats continue to hold a supermajority in the Illinois House thanks to illegally gerrymandered House districts, House Republicans allege in a new lawsuit filed with the Illinois Supreme ...

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