The school would have a mission to help kids learn to live a substance-free life while receiving an education.

New program between Waubonsee Community College and the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central Illinois described as “a game-changer.” ...

National Night Out is an annual event held on the first Tuesday in August, intended to bring communities together to enhance ...

The greatest seasons in Alton Redbirds girls basketball history comes with signatures from Kiyoko Proctor, Jarius Powers and ...

Charges could be dismissed against a registered sex offender after a mental competency evaluation found him unfit to stand trial for attempted kidnapping at an Aurora school.

After a child reaches four years of age, a variety of vaccines are recommended, and the state's health department requires ...

The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with ...

Pritzker said Illinois is the first in the country to provide universal mental health screenings for children in public schools.

Pritzker said it’s important to overcome the stigma around getting help for mental health issues and to treat mental health as a priority, like physical health. Illinois schools already offer ...

Illinois has become the first state to offer annual mental health screenings to public school students in grades 3-12, in partnership with psychiatric hospitals, with the goal of shifting from ...

School’s out for summer, but not for the custodial team at Aurora Public Schools that has been working all summer to get the buildings in the district ready for a new school year.