The Department of Education has put an end to applications for student loan forgiveness via income-driven repayment or IDR ...

There is good news for college students in the state — Illinois is now the first in the U.S. to offer free test preparation ...

Student loan borrowers could see their payments increase under budget plans currently under discussion by House Republicans, ...

Whether it's a summer job or a full-time position, some students may have to file an income tax return — and it could give ...

CHARLESTON — The man who was killed in a reported self-inflicted shooting during a police well-being check early Saturday at a service station has been identified as an Eastern Illinois ...

An appeals court ruled Tuesday to block former President Biden’s Saving on Valuable Education (SAVE) income-driven repayment ...

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is responsible for a bank full of treasure in Springfield. The old Marine Bank building ...

(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is gearing up for major changes to the Department of Education, which, among its ...

In a letter sent to the acting education secretary Friday, a group of Democratic lawmakers demanded answers about DOGE’s access to systems that contain sensitive information for millions of student ...

President Trump plans to try to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Most school funding is local, as are policy ...

A federal judge will hear arguments Monday on efforts by a group of California public university students to block Elon ...

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