With frigid temperatures for a second straight day, Ameren Illinois and Corn Belt Energy customers on Saturday were asked to reduce their non-essential use of electricity following an emergency warning by the regional grid operator MISO. Those conservation measures were lifted around 10 a.m. Saturday.

A new certificate of both hands-on training and technical coursework teaches students to diagnose, repair and maintain medium and heavy-duty hybrid diesel vehicles and equipment. Students will also study electric propulsion systems.

Ridgeview High School in Colfax hosted conference rivals Flanagan-Cornell for a Midday Madness event combining sports and student safety.

Health care providers and educators worry a $100,000 lifetime limit on borrowing for graduate nursing programs, wrapped in the fine print of the Big, Beautiful Bill, could put a wrench in the workforce pipeline.

During a visit to Bloomington-Normal on Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker said he supports changing how state colleges and universities are funded, but wouldn't commit to releasing discretionary funds held back last fall.

Upgrades to ISU's aging arts complex have been discussed for decades. The project broke ground Tuesday, with $87 million in state funds helping to get it to the starting line.

For the first time at Normal Community High School, students will have the chance to participate in presentations on technology, entertainment or design—better known as a TED Talk.

Student support workers at Illinois State University have filed a petition to form a union. Academic advisors, financial aid counselors, and other support workers want to be a chapter of the University Professionals of Illinois.

The Unit 5 school board approved the 2025 tax levy and heard from concerned Carlock community members on Wednesday.

The change adds 16 schools to the brackets of each of the eight classes, determined by student enrollment, that make up the IHSA Football Championships.