For the third time since 2014, a bipartisan group wants to amend the Illinois Constitution to affect how state legislative ...

The number of charter schools in 2024-25 declined for the first time in 14 years. Established charter schools are driving ...

While Illinois lost population as a whole in recent years, 15 of its 102 counties gained residents from 2020 to 2024, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The bureau’s estimates of the ...

A rare Texas redistricting effort is underway. What happens in the Lone Star State could have implications on the national ...

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, ...

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, won his last congressional election by just over 5,000 votes. That makes him ...

Swarms of fireflies in Illinois this summer give enthusiasts hope that the insect can overcome population decline by Kate Perez ...

Five Mississippi men have been fined thousands and sentenced to years of probation after they used illegal hunting methods to poach deer in five southern Illinois counties, the U.S. Attorney’s ...

According to court documents, between 2018 and 2022, the poachers would use spotlights to scout white-tailed deer in these southern Illinois counties. Once a deer was located, members of the group ...