A Barrington Hills village trustee has been tapped as the new state senator for Illinois’ 26th Senate District. Darby Hills ...

In his State of the State speech, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he wants to stop students from using cellphones during classroom ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to endorse “screen-free schools” during his combined State of the State and budget ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his 2026 budget address on Wednesday. Here is what he asked lawmakers to approve for early childhood, ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is planning to endorse a statewide ban on cellular devices in public schools. Martin Torres is the Democrat's deputy governor for education.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed a statewide ban on cellphones in classrooms, an idea that is rapidly gaining traction nationally.

Pritzker called for a roughly 3% spending increase to $55.2 billion in FY2026 that will be supported by a similar increase in ...

Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III is accused of agreeing to limit the study of traffic enforcement systems to Chicago in exchange ...

Democratic state lawmakers are making another attack on parents’ rights and educational choice in Illinois. A bill would require homeschooling parents to file annual reports to avoid truancy charges, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday proposed a statewide ban on cell phones in school classrooms, as part of an effort to improve ...

Editor's note: The following is Gov. J.B. Pritzker's 2025 address, as prepared for delivery Wednesday and distributed by the ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his annual State of the State address in Springfield Wednesday, warning of challenges ahead and presenting his budget proposal for the new fiscal year.