Village of Curran Board of Trustees met 7:05 p.m. Thursday, April 12.

Northern Illinois University women's golf tops the list of highest grossing programs in the state, reporting $432,067 – or $48,007 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

In-state tuition and fees rose 5 percent for 2017-18 at Lincoln Land Community College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Spending per pupil at Ball Chatham Community Unit School District 5 is down 9 percent from five years ago, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of district finances.

Allowing local school districts to deny charter school applications is not ideal, according to three GOP lawmakers.

Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez (R-Leland Grove) issued a warning to the House floor.

In-state tuition and fees rose 4.4 percent for 2017-18 at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Spending per pupil at Springfield School District 186 is down 4 percent from five years ago, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of district finances.

After barely passing by five votes and pulled for consideration, a Democrat-sponsored bill debated on May 28 came back two days later and passed, but not without a heated GOP debate.

During the May 28 House floor debate, state Reps. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) and Patricia Bellock (R-Hinsdale) wanted to know why a Democrat-proposed task force was clearly partisan in membership.

In-state tuition and fees rose 1.4 percent for 2017-18 at William Rainey Harper College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Spending per pupil at New Berlin Community Unit School District 16 is up 1 percent from five years ago, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of district finances.

Illinois state government leaders say they will spend a record $38.5 billion and borrow an estimated $11.5 billion over the next year, according to a plan to be approved by Gov. Bruce Rauner today.

State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) had more than guests with him during the May 29 House floor debate.

Tuition and fees was unchanged for 2017-18 at Lincoln Christian University, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Spending per pupil at New Holland-Middletown Elementary School District 88 is down 2 percent from five years ago, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of district finances.

A bill vetoed by Gov. Bruce Rauner will be going back to his desk.

The $38.5 billion budget passed without a revenue estimate is not what it seems.

California, Pennsylvania and Texas are the most popular states for college golf, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.

Hartsburg Emden Community Unit School District 21, Greenview Community Unit School District 200 and New Holland-Middletown Elementary School District 88 reported the smallest student-to-administrator ratios in Metro Springfield.