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Let's say you've got a student loan and you get laid off your job. Your loan servicer suggests something called "forebearance" — the chance to delay…
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Disparate entities say laws in this area need to change at the state and national levels.The police took away a 70-year-old Moline woman’s car when her…
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A state representative from Chicago is trying to bring the spirit of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign to Illinois. His idea? Free tuition at…
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Illinois won't financially support a wall on the Mexican border if some Democratic lawmakers can help it.Will President-Elect Donald Trump's wall be…
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Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign surged in part because of his tuition-free college platform. Now one of Sanders' backers -- State Representative…
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The Illinois House passed a measure Thursday to removes sales tax on feminine hygiene products sold in the state.Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago, sponsored…
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Should kids be allowed to skip standardized tests? In Illinois, children already have the right to refuse to take, for example, the PARCC test, associated…
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Illinois representatives are debating how much freedom high school journalists should have to criticize their school district's administration. But state…
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A measure pending in the Illinois legislature would give parents the right to have their children skip the standardized test associated with the Common…
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Parents and educators alike have been questioning the increasing number of standardized tests now required in public schools. A measure filed by Illinois…