A law aimed at curbing late-career pay raises for educators continues to sting some suburban school districts with six-figure costs. And now a new proposal from Gov. Bruce Rauner raises the prospect of more penalty costs to school districts if pay f...

SPRINGFIELD - Nearly 600 of the 800 Illinois school districts will have $97 million in state funding restored after a budget deal brokered last month between Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders cut money for education, with about one-third goi...

The early numbers are in, and they're not adding up for the White Sox. The top four hitters - Adam Eaton, Melky Cabrera, Jose Abreu and Adam LaRoche - are batting a combined .180 (22-for-122). Leadoff man Eaton and No. 2 hitter Cabrera have yet to d...

Spring break is over for Illinois lawmakers, and they'll return Tuesday to hash out a state budget that will most likely leave suburban schools, mayors and caretakers fighting for their share. Those and many state-funded entities face a seven-week ...

EBay Inc.'s once-loyal merchants are moving more of their business to Amazon.com Inc., saying they get more for their money by selling merchandise via the Web retailer. Amazon's pool of merchants climbed to more than 2 million in 2014, while the num...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A bird flu outbreak that has puzzled scientists spread to three more Midwest turkey farms, bringing the number of farms infected to 23 and raising the death toll to more than 1.2 million birds killed by the disease or by authorit...

New closer David Robertson didn't show much in spring training, and he didn't get a chance to do much in the White Sox' first four games of the season. On Saturday, Robertson showed why the Sox signed him to a four-year, $46 million contract in Dece...

Newly elected trustees joining the Elgin Area School District U-46 school board say their priorities after taking office include hiring the next superintendent, keeping the tax levy low, and bringing up test scores. Yet, some of the victors are conc...