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The global pandemic has fueled a rise in misinformation circulating on social media.Since the early days of COVID-19, Facebook and other platforms have…

A recently proposed plan would add sexting to the list of topics covered in Illinois sex education courses.Middle and high schools in the state would be…

Last month, Northern Illinois University police investigated a potential threat circulating on social media.The university sent a late-night “community…

Jim Vera teaches government at Oswego East High School. He often has his students, mostly sophomores, stand in all four corners of the classroom. The…

Last February, a threat made on social media forced a lock-down across the DeKalb County School District. It was a part of a wave of threats made to…

Unwanted social media messages are now on the list of behaviors that can be cited when petitioning to file for stalking “no-contact order.” That’s one of…

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. marching arm-in-arm with other civil rights activists. Cesar Chavez hoisting a picket sign in a farm workers' strike.…

A law recently signed by Governor Bruce Rauner will make it easier for Illinois residents to access family members' social media accounts after they die.…

A new Illinois law aims to protect internet privacy for students. It was inspired by a similar law approved last year. In 2012, the state raised some…