Illinois is six months away from having a new state agency responsible for early childhood education programs.
Local
1 month ago
IL Department of Early Childhood to officially launch this summer

Recommendations to consolidate early childhood programs into one state agency first surfaced five years ago.

Lincoln Land Community College Professional Development Institute
Education
1 month ago
LLCC launches Professional Development Institute

Lincoln Land Community College now offers a variety of professional development programs.

Children play outside at Our World of Learning Child Development Center in Alexander County in December 2024. (File photo by Julia Rendleman)
Health & Wellness
1 month ago
Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns

Five states — California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York — are targeted, and the HHS said they had been notified.

District 186 headquarters sign
Education
1 month ago
Sales tax numbers are big for D-186

Also: Superintendent search continues; e-learning plan renewed.

Education
1 month ago
Finding joy through words: mother, son share hope in ‘Adventures of Neo’ series

Dawson told WAND News that the series was born out of a dark time shortly after Neo’s diagnosis.

Education
1 month ago
Law guaranteeing universal mental health screenings for IL youth, teens takes effect

Students in grades three through 12 will participate in screenings once per school year..

Immigrant rights advocates demonstrate outside the Illinois Statehouse in Springfield in May, 2025, urging passage of legislation to guarantee all children the right to a free public education regardless of their immigration or citizenship status. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Education
2 months ago
New laws: Illinois education measures focus on immigrant rights, AI in the classroom

Measures that provide legal protections for students, guidelines for schools take effect Jan. 1.

A signed copy of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation will be on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum through Feb. 3 before being displayed again at Juneteenth.
History
2 months ago
Emancipation Proclamation back on display at ALPLM, for a limited time

It will be available through early February as part of the “Lincoln:  A Life and Legacy That Defined a Nation” exhibit.

IL State News
2 months ago
IDPH releases its first ever alcohol use report

Data has been collected by the Department of Public Health on the percentages of alcohol consumption in Illinois.

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