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Schools in Illinois discipline Black students at much higher rates than white students. A Springfield high school under a consent decree to desegregate hands out more discipline violations per Black student than almost any other school in the state.Emily Hays reports on part two of a three-part, statewide series on Black student discipline disparities.

Schools in Illinois suspend Black students at much higher rates than white students.In part one of a series, we take you to a Rockford middle school that is an outlier.It hands out the most discipline violations per Black student of any school in the state. WNIJ's Peter Medlin reports …

A new report ranked Illinois 7th in the country for education. But what factors are they weighing? Peter Medlin reports…

The world's largest operating steam train is on its way to Philadelphia to celebrate the nation's 250th.

The Illinois legislative session ends at the end of the month. One measure was created by a Naperville high school student. Peter Medlin has the story . . .

A survey summary shows that a high-end EF2, possible multi-vortex, tornado with estimated peak winds around 130 mph started along Highway 20, southwest of Lena IL, and tracked through Lena before lifting just southwest of McConnell.

Rockford, DeKalb, and Aurora were among the 3,000+ cities holding rallies and marches Saturday.

Quarter-sized? Golfball-sized? Softball? Bigger? Severe March storms dumped record-breaking hail on Kankakee. And now it's official.

The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office and Constellation Energy have each issued statements related to chemical exposure involving employees working during the outage at the Constellation Generating Station located at 4405 N. German Church Road in Byron, Illinois.

The USGS confirms a 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Springfield.