Renovation of the Old State Capitol State Historic Site is 95% complete, the Illinois Capital Development Board says.

A plan in Springfield to ban schools from using Native American names, logos and mascots is heading to the House floor.

Illinois Agriculture Day honors farmers, producers and other related businesses for their role in feeding the world.

Governor JB Pritzker has declared March 19 Illinois Agriculture Trade Day. It’s in recognition of the positive contribution that agriculture trade makes to the state’s economy, farmers and communities ...

The Illinois Commerce Commission halted the Peoples Gas Pipe Replacement Program two years ago because of high cost concerns and fears that cost overruns would be passed onto consumers.

"Reduction in force" notifications went out to 1,315 employees Tuesday. The Department of Education initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday night, reducing its workforce by nearly 50%, sources told ABC ...

The US Education Department announced Tuesday that it is cutting nearly 50% of its workforce, as President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating the agency altogether. Hundreds will be laid off ...

WASHINGTON - About half of the staff at the Department of Education are expected to be laid off in the latest round of firings under the Trump Administration, FOX News reports. FOX 5 obtained a ...

The Education Department laid off “nearly 50 percent” of its more than 4,100 employees Tuesday evening, according to four sources inside the agency who were told about the plans and an agency news ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s staff – a prelude to President Trump’s plan to ...

There have been a striking number of firings in senior federal law enforcement positions, but only one allegedly involves gun rights for a movie star. By Steve Benen Among the many problems that ...