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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with father and daughter filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Burns about their new two-part documentary "Leonardo da Vinci," which airs on PBS beginning on Monday.

A new study shows the performance of top teachers drops when they're transferred to a struggling school.

About 1,100 students at two suburban Chicago high schools will serve hour-long detentions for participating in this week's walkout to protest gun…

The University of Illinois has reached a $375,000 settlement with seven former women’s basketball players, who say their coaches created a ‘racially…

Illinois State University is fielding a lot of questions from international students concerned about the Trump Administration executive orders on…

"The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the globe since 1979" — that's the straightforward title of a new study that's confirming some of the worst fears of climate scientists worried about runaway global warming.

Food Inc., a documentary film about the modern agricultural industry, is a hit with big-city movie reviewers, small organic farmers and vegetarians. But ordinary farmers — the people who grow the lion's share of what America eats — have largely been left out of the mainstream media debate over the film.

Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington is set to go cashless beginning May 1, meaning the venue will only accept cards or mobile payments for tickets and concessions.

The president delivered short remarks on the officer-involved shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, which led to protests overnight in Minnesota.

Research shows that simple changes in drinking habits can help people who've had kidney stones lower the odds that they'll strike again. Consuming plenty of fiber may make a difference, too.