WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve could increase the size of its interest rate hikes and raise borrowing costs to higher levels than previously projected if evidence continues to point to a robust economy and persistently high inflation, Chair Jerome...

Elgin Area School District U-46's talented high schoolers will get to showcase their skills at the 12th annual TalentFest, set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, on the main stage at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. Each year, TalentFe...

Besides electing members of municipal, school and library boards, voters in some communities will decide April 4 whether to fund hundreds of millions in new buildings, facility improvements, amenities and other ballot measures. In most cases, voter ...

ANKARA, Turkey - One month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people still need adequate shelter and sanitation, and an appeal for $1 billion to assist survivors is only 10% funded, hampering effort...

A previous version was incorrect about what would happen to Central High School, if voters OK building a new high school. From plans to build new schools and libraries to a park district's proposal to construct a community center, voters in DuP...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker was in Streamwood on Friday to tout a proposed grant program that would direct $70 million per year over the next three years to school districts facing the greatest teacher shortages. The Teacher Pipeline Grant Program, which Pri...

• Bob Schmidt, president of the Schaumburg Park District, was elected to the Illinois Association of Park Districts' (IAPD) Board of Trustees. As an IAPD trustee, Schmidt will assist the association with its mission of advancing Illinois park distr...