The Illinois Conservation Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2026 Conservation Achievement Scholarships, which will award up to four one-time scholarships of $2,000 to Illinois high school seniors who are committed to protecting the state’s natural resources. The scholarships recognize students who have shown sustained […]

New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show Illinois continues to lose residents to other states at one of the highest rates in the nation. Between mid-2024 and mid-2025, more than 40,000 Illinois residents moved to other states, ranking Illinois third-worst nationally for domestic population loss, […]

Illinois has yet to join a new federal tax-credit scholarship program that would expand educational options for families without using state or local education dollars. The program allows individuals to receive a federal tax credit when they donate to scholarship organizations that help students pay for […]

The Illinois Senate will return to Springfield this week as lawmakers continue their work for the spring legislative session. The Senate is scheduled to be in session for three of the four weeks in February, with committee hearings and floor action increasing as legislation moves forward. An important […]