As part of the program, mental health screenings in Illinois schools will become a regular thing. The state’s Board of Education will work with children’s behavioral health experts on what guidance ...

This story contains mentions of suicide. With a backdrop of a hand-painted, student-made mural and a grinning slate of state ...

Gov. JB Pritzker spoke at an East St. Louis food shelter on Tuesday to talk about his administration’s plans to alleviate the ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 Thursday, which would require the State Board of Education and a children’s ...

Illinois State Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders said that between 2018 and 2022, mental health and substance use ...

We have to not only be building for today but looking to the future for growth," Murphysboro Mayor Will Stephens said.

The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.

Pritzker acknowledged there is no one reason Chicago's homicide rate is down 3% from last year, shootings down 40%, and ...

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with ...

Illinois has become the first state to offer annual mental health screenings to public school students in grades 3-12, in ...

ABC’s Linsey Davis talks with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker at the Aspen Ideas Climate Conference about Climate Solutions & path forward for Democratic Party.

Pritzker signed the gun safety bills as the trendline continues, with violent crime is dropping significantly in Chicago.