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Education
11 months ago
Book by UI prof explores literature of the Depression

“Grapes of Wrath” is only the beginning

The Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building in Chicago's Loop houses the Midwest Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD last month notified fair housing nonprofits across the country, including several in Illinois, that their Fair Housing Initiatives Program grant funding would be cut off. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
12 months ago
Feds pull grant funding from Illinois fair housing orgs that investigate discrimination

Groups warn cuts will drastically reduce capacity to represent tenants, homebuyers.

Gov. JB Pritzker lashes out at the Trump administrations over mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education and its attempts to dismantle the agency during remarks to a gathering of Illinois Education Association officials on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
Education
12 months ago
In remarks to teachers union, Pritzker lashes out at Trump’s education cuts

AG Raoul joins multistate lawsuit to prevent agency from being dismantled

IL State News
12 months ago
IL House GOP bills for property tax relief

Use the difference between the pension obligation and 25 percent of the state budget to ease schools’ levy

IL State News
12 months ago
Your smartphone could become your next casino

Opponents fear competition

IL State News
12 months ago
Native American Summit

Prairie Band is still active in Illinois

Abortion-rights activists rally outside the Supreme Court, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
National
12 months ago
Risks of state abortion reporting mandates outweigh the benefits, an advocacy group says

Illinois and Massachusetts mandate that providers give the state only aggregated data.

Agriculture
12 months ago
State leaders discuss impact of freezes, tariffs on agriculture

Costello: Feds owe IL $18M for a food program

Teacher in classroom
Education
12 months ago
Educators say low pay hinders teacher recruitment, retention efforts

‘Poor Working Conditions’ also cited as deterring new hires: 2024-25 teacher shortage report.

IL State News
12 months ago
Lawmakers show off New Salem’s deterioration

McClure, Rosenthal seek $19M to fix up decrepit buildings “where Lincoln walked”

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