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 ...

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

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.

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.

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 ...