M.J. Kellner’s royal blue and golden yellow semitrucks are a common sight throughout central Illinois. Every week, the ...

Across Illinois, about 70% of days spent in nursing home care are covered by Medicaid, making it the largest insurance payer ...

In passing the bill, legislators were not persuaded by opponents of the bill. They argued the sequestration process is safe and the ban unnecessary. Local legislators — Democrat ...

Uncertainty reigns as Illinois lawmakers enter the final week of the spring legislative session without a budget deal in place — and several other significant issues also remain unresolved.

State legislative sessions around the country are coming to a close, and fights over public versus charter school funding and ...

Some Illinois long-term care providers are calling a proposal by fellow providers to introduce a nursing home bed tax “misguided.

Five years after George Floyd's death, NPR's Michel Martin took a trip to Minneapolis and spoke to the city's mayor Jacob ...

Americans pay tribute to those who lost their lives serving their country, but how are flags supposed to be flown?

The rights of Texas children in foster care includes many things, but having access to necessary hair-care services, especially for children with textured hair, ...

As we commemorate Memorial Day during the 250th anniversaries of the first American soldiers to fall at Concord and Bunker Hill, Congress is in the process of ordering an about-face ...

As another school year ends, superintendents across the United States are staring down an autumn staffing crisis, with 1 in 8 ...

Schatz was appointed to the Senate in December 2012 after Sen. Dan Inouye died. He then won a hard-fought Democratic primary ...