The U.S. Department of Education was created as a cabinet-level agency in 1979 during President Jimmy Carter's tenure.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker humorously proclaimed the renaming of Lake Michigan to "Lake Illinois" and the annexation of ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker jokingly announced that the name of Lake Michigan had been changed to "Lake Illinois," poking fun at President Donald Trump's Gulf of America. Pritzker posted a video on ...

Given that President Donald Trump has pardoned 1,500 Jan. 6, 2021 defendants, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith ...

Illinois spent about $815 million on the Medicaid expansion program during the last fiscal year, HFS says. The feds paid out $7.34 billion because, as noted above, they pick up 90% of the total tab, ...

Hours before Gov. JB Pritzker suffered a rare defeat in Springfield over a hemp bill opposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, the ...

Two of Illinois' top Democrats are blasting the Trump administration for taking back money earmarked for programs like Head ...

The Democratic politician ended his work week with a silly joke aimed at Trump as he made a 'special announcement' to his ...