Northern Illinois University women's golf tops the list of highest grossing programs in the state, reporting $432,067 – or $48,007 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17 Board met 6 p.m. Thursday, May 17.

In-state tuition and fees rose 3.7 percent for 2017-18 at Frontier Community College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Spending per pupil at Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 is up 13 percent from five years ago, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of district finances.

Allowing local school districts to deny charter school applications is not ideal, according to three GOP lawmakers.

Spending per pupil at Grayville Community Unit School District 1 is down 0 percent from five years ago, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of district finances.

After barely passing by five votes and pulled for consideration, a Democrat-sponsored bill debated on May 28 came back two days later and passed, but not without a heated GOP debate.

In-state tuition and fees rose 3.7 percent for 2017-18 at Wabash Valley College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

During the May 28 House floor debate, state Reps. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) and Patricia Bellock (R-Hinsdale) wanted to know why a Democrat-proposed task force was clearly partisan in membership.

Galatia Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education met Tuesday, May 29.

Galatia Public Library District Board met Tuesday, April 24.

In-state tuition and fees rose 7.9 percent for 2017-18 at Southeastern Illinois College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois state government leaders say they will spend a record $38.5 billion and borrow an estimated $11.5 billion over the next year, according to a fiscal year 2019 budget plan approved by Gov. Bruce Rauner.

It is still unclear whether Gov. Bruce Rauner will sign the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act into law.

A bill vetoed by Gov. Bruce Rauner will be going back to his desk.

Republican state House candidate Darren Bailey sees the 2019 budget, which was recently passed by both chambers of the General Assembly, as too much of the same thing.

GOP state House candidate Darren Bailey insists that lawmakers only need look in the mirror for a full view of what Illinois has regrettably become.

The $38.5 billion budget passed without a revenue estimate is not what it seems.

California, Pennsylvania and Texas are the most popular states for college golf, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.

Geff Community Consolidated School District 14, Fairfield Community High School District 225 and North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 reported the smallest student-to-administrator ratios in SE Illinois.