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Student loan borrowers defrauded by colleges may soon find it harder to have their debts forgiven.

Pension payments are the biggest financial challenge facing Springfield. At Wednesday’s first city budget hearing, officials agreed on that much, but...

Phone giant AT&T is buying BellSouth, another large phone company. The two are already partners in the Cingular Wireless cell phone company. If the $67-billion deal is approved by the government, it would reunite much of the old Bell phone network.

A debate is emerging about the optimum size of the Normal Fire Department and the positioning of fire stations.

Robert W. Lee tells NPR's Michel Martin what it's like to grapple with the legacy of his ancestor, Confederate General Robert E. Lee. He wrote about this in a memoir, "A Sin by Any Other Name."

Bitterly divided over the Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, leaders in Washington so far are not focused on deterring more interference in the next major elections.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Chesa Boudin, who was recently sworn-in as San Francisco's district attorney, about his vision for the office and using restorative justice in the criminal system.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her novel "Happy Land." The book is inspired by the true story of a secret community of formerly enslaved people in the Appalachians.

Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal analyst.

Raab Road construction in north Normal is facing some unexpected and costly setbacks. The $1.5 million project stretches from near Airport Road to…