Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed four pieces of legislation designed to help high school students get into and afford to pay ...

Illinois students seeking higher education now have a new way to get a loan without having a co-signer. The new loan program comes through a partnership with the office of Illinois State Treasurer ...

CHICAGO - Kyle Bak began paying off his student loans in 2015, a year after he graduated from Northern Illinois University with a degree in political science and $38,000 in student loan debt.

For loans disbursed between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, undergraduate rates will be set at 6.39 percent, a decline from last year's 6.53 percent.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs has announced a new, state-sponsored student loan option aimed at providing Illinois students with lower financing rates than ...

Borrowers ages 25 to 34 in Illinois owe an average of $36,060, but they are not among those hit hardest by student loan debt. Borrowers ages 50 to 61 owe the most: $50,802.

Federal student loan borrowers could benefit from the extension of a rule regarding employers helping workers pay off their ...

By being transparent with your partner and coming up with a plan together, you can work toward repaying your student loan ...

If you want to eliminate your student loans, move to Illinois. That’s what happened to James Ekstrom, who was able to purchase his first home through Illinois Housing Development Authority’s ...