State residents enrolled at Christian Life College face among the lowest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

State residents enrolled at Illinois Institute of Technology face among the steepest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Residents in Illinois face some of the steepest cost of attending in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Gold, Bureau and Norman employ the most government workers per capita in Illinois Valley, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.

Norman, Highland and Goodfarm top the list in Illinois Valley with the highest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

Norman, Highland and Goodfarm top the list in Illinois with the highest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

It started with a love for ATVs and dirt riding, but now Chad Wienen is looking at winning his sixth-consecutive American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) ATV Motocross championship.

Streator High School’s Maggie McGurk took a circuitous route in making her college decision.

Newark Community High School is hiring several coaches for the upcoming 2016-17 school year.