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The Pregnancy Center of Rockford and the Catholic Diocese of Springfield have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against ...

An Illinois law prevents pro-life organizations from hiring based on pro-life views, meaning they could be forced to hire ...

The Trump administration has made it clear their goal is to dismantle the Department of Education entirely, and that is causing a lot of concern and fear among educators in Illinois.

Supreme Court candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford crossed swords during a testy debate, arguing about abortion, union rights and Elon Musk.

Within Gov. JB Pritzker's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal is $300 million earmarked for a first-of-its-kind "Surplus to Success" program. The mission would be to develop old, unused or excess ...

Women’s football has the power to change the whole of society.” Inspiring words from our director of women’s football, Sue Day, ahead of the annual global celebration of International Women’s Day.

This week on Dezeen, Chinese architect Liu Jiakun was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize for his buildings that aim to prioritise people over architectural style. Liu became the 54th laureate ...

The Trump Organization is suing Capital One after the bank "unjustifiably" terminated more than 300 of the company’s bank accounts and accounts belonging to numerous Trump family members in 2021 ...

Renowned for his ability to seamlessly merge historical influences with innovative modern designs, Liu becomes the second Chinese person to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Image via Jiakun ...

Architect Wang Shu, the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2012 and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. [Photo by Jiang Dong ...