Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking, local and community news in Chicago. She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer for ...

Illinois high school students can say goodbye to college essays, recommendation letters and application fees as part of a new "direct admissions" program for some public universities and colleges in ...

Monica Mendoza started working on her early childhood education about a decade ago with the dream of opening a day care in her home. After breaks due to the pandemic and the birth of her third and ...

Illinois public universities reach highest enrollment in 10 years with historic investments and growing diversity under Gov.

SPRINGFIELD — Enrollment at Illinois community colleges grew to more than 285,000 in the spring semester this year, an 8.9% increase over a year ago and the largest spring-to-spring enrollment ...

CHICAGO (CNI) — Illinois students won’t need to fill out applications for most state universities to be admitted — if they have high enough grades. With his signature, Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday ...

The University of Illinois Chicago is partnering with Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago to try to help lower the barriers city high school students face on their path to and through ...

Chicago, IL, Nov. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Victoria B.C., November 25, 2025 — The Community Solution Education System has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Camosun College opening ...

An educated workforce is key to attracting businesses to expand or relocate to Illinois. At Intersect Illinois, we pitch the state’s advantages every day, from our central location to our booming ...