The Texas lawmakers dismissed threats from their governor, and they called on blue states to back their act of defiance.

Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday in a bid to block a partisan redrawing of the state’s congressional map orchestrated by Republicans, with the support of President Donald Trump. Follow for ...

Illinois State University officials in Normal sent out an emergency alert of a report of shots fired at the Bone Student Center just before 8 p.m. on April 27.

In Illinois and the rest of the country, extreme heat, flooding and tornadoes have accelerated with climate change. Critics ...

The press acts as if “higher education” = Harvard. But a more interesting and gutsier stand is being taken in the heartland by schools that have a lot more going for them than football.

As climate change warms average global temperatures, hailstones larger than pingpong or golf balls will become more frequent ...

Illinois will implement a direct admissions program so that students hoping to go to a state school will be automatically admitted — if they have a high enough grade point average.

CHICAGO — Illinois students won’t need to fill out applications for most state universities to be admitted — if they have high enough grades.

Editor’s note: This story was updated to refer to the correct building on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University in the featured photo caption. CHICAGO — Illinois students won’t need to fill ...

When University of Illinois Springfield recently was designated Illinois' top regional state university, it was a dose of good news on a campus that has seen its enrollment drop by more than 800 ...