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The five-year forecast from the Illinois governor’s budget office indicates Illinois is still facing a structural budget deficit.

On Friday a jury ordered Giuliani to pay more than $148 million in damages.

Despite some progress in recent years, teacher diversity in Illinois continues to significantly lag the growing diversity of the student population.

The efforts to remove books from school libraries started with parents in local school districts and eventually led to state legislatures. After two years of controversy, one school librarian says her colleagues are leaving the profession because it has become too painful.

Missouri’s tax-credit-funded scholarship program will gain a new partner in one of the state’s largest public education institutions.

The Missouri State Employees Retirement Fund reversed its previous decision to reject a divestment proposal from Treasurer Vivek Malek. One of the four legislators on the board accused Malek of playing politics with state investments to boost his 2024 election chances.

The St. Louis Blues have fired Craig Berube, the only coach to guide the team to a Stanley Cup victory. General Manager Doug Armstrong hopes the move leads to more passion on the ice.

With 53,000 square feet of merchandise and food, Buc-ee's opened its first Missouri location Monday in northeast Springfield just off of I-44.

Despite the findings, some say ‘Healthy Illinois 2028’ is missing key areas of focus.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page says the budget cuts will result in a reduction or elimination of some county services.

“We need to connect the environmental crisis that we’re currently facing with the company’s current and future operations," said a sustainability management professor. "All companies rely on natural assets to some degree, whether it’s clean water, clean air or even disease control."

The Washington Theater in Quincy was home to vaudeville acts and later a movie theater before it shuttered in the 1980s. Now, an effort is underway to restore the theater to its former glory.