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Education

Illinois State University building service worker and staff union president Chuck Carver speaks at a news conference at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Education
3 weeks ago
Striking Illinois State University staff frustrated over lack of negotiations

Workers seek higher pay, allege university hired replacements.

Springfield Public School Superintendent Jennifer Gill is joined by local leaders, Gov. JB Pritzker, and local student athletes Tuesday, April 28, at the ribbon-cutting for the new Scheels Sports Park.
Local
3 weeks ago
Play ball! Ribbon cut on new Scheels Sports Park

“Illinois is doing something genuinely special, and Springfield is at the heart of it.”

Wooden letter tiles spell the word 'TRUANCY' on a dark textured background.
Local
3 weeks ago
Local schools combat truancy

Sangamon County truancy court returns.

Jacksonville Police Department
Crime
4 weeks ago
UPDATED: Standoff suspect surrenders

Jacksonville Middle School closed for the day

Education
1 month ago
Staff cuts worry union president

District 186 superintendent: Four teachers are being cut.

University of Illinois Springfield theatre professor and faculty union president Dathan Powell speaks at a news conference about the UIS faculty strike. Cheers erupted from the crowd as he spoke about his experiences bargaining with the university. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Local
1 month ago
Tentative deal at UIS

Class resumes Monday.

Speaker in a dark suit talks at a wooden podium with the state seal; four men in suits stand behind him, with a large informational poster on a stand nearby.
Local
1 month ago
Community colleges = economic engine

Study shows $27.2 billion in economic impact.

A student uses his phone in school. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
Education
1 month ago
Will this be the year the state legislature approves a cellphone ban in schools?

Illinois is one of only eight states with no statewide restrictions on cellphones in classrooms.

Although the Urban League has taken this trip for 20 years, this is the first time they have had students accepted to universities on the spot. 
Education
1 month ago
Springfield teens heading to HBCUs after tour

Although the Urban League has taken this trip for 20 years, this is the first time they have had students accepted to universities on the spot. 

Illinois Innocence Project
Local
1 month ago
Illinois Innocence Project highlights impact, growth at 25-year milestone

“There’s no other place that we know of that’s doing this work,” said Golden.

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