A fire obliterates a venue, Adlai Stevenson becomes governor and the state's first black secretary of state takes office.

Democrat Jesse White has won the Secretary of State race against Republican Jason Helland.

Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to local communities as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of October 2 to October 9.

Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to local communities as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of September 26 to October 3.

Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to local communities as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of September 21 to September 28.

The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology and Universal Spa Training Academy have some of the best 'on time' graduation rates in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

State residents enrolled at Christian Life College face among the lowest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

State residents enrolled at Illinois Institute of Technology face among the steepest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Residents in Illinois face some of the steepest cost of attending in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

DuPage is among the Illinois counties that employ the fewest government workers per capita, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Milton, Downers Grove and Naperville employ the fewest government workers per capita among townships in Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.

A state ethics panel has ordered a former village trustee and one-time candidate for mayor of Bensenville to pay a fine for allegedly using his job in the Illinois Secretary of State’s office to snoop on the driving records of a political opponent.

University of Phoenix, Everest University and Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana University had the most students who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

About 31 percent of Edgewood Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 69 percent of students failed.

Academic results data released recently reveals 33 percent of Edgewood Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

About 35 percent of Edgewood Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 65 percent of students failed.

Illinois state government lowered its fees for forming and maintaining Limited Liability Companies (LLCs). Setting up an LLC now costs $150, down from $500. And maintaining one costs $75, down from $250 per year.

Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the Dupage Policy Journal coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Nov. 19 to Nov. 25.

Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the Dupage Policy Journal coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Nov. 12 to Nov. 18.