Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) will now offer training on tank trailers thanks to the donation of a trailer by Werts Welding and Tank Service of Wood River, according to a press release.

Wolf Branch Middle School students are being moved indefinitely to the Wolf Branch School District’s elementary school in Swansea following mine subsidence damage, according to the Belleville News-Democrat (BND).

August was not kind to the Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) men’s soccer team, which as of early September is still looking for its first win of the season.

A Southern Illinois superintendent hasn't decided whether to resign after public and teachers union backlash to a column he wrote in which he went into lurid detail about a girl he had a crush on when he was 15.

The McKendree University Bearcats got their toes wet last year as a water polo club. Now it's time to dive in as a team.

Illinois students now have access to a fairer and more equitable education, according to Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Raymond), a co-sponsor of the state's new education funding formula, which Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law on Thursday.

A new public school funding bill recently passed by the Illinois Legislature, SB1947, includes a scholarship program that would award donated funds to students in lower-income families — up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level — to provide them the opportunity to attend private schools.

Mark Cappel, the superintendent of the Alton School District, recently asked lawmakers not to accept the state's school funding formula pushed by Gov. Bruce Rauner even though it would provide his district with almost $2 million more than the original bill.

Fourteen Madison County college students recently received scholarships totaling $10,500 through the 2017 Community Service Block Grant Scholarship administered by Madison County Community Development, according to a press release.

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s soccer team tasted blood last year, and it wants more.

The McKendree University (MU) men’s hockey team are hoping to send chills through their opponents again this year.

Worden Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Woodland Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Wolf Branch Middle School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Wolf Branch Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Metro East's 48 school districts will receive an extra $15.5 million this year if the Illinois House accepts Gov. Bruce Rauner's version of a school funding bill, according to an analysis by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Wilson Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Wingate Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 0, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

William Holliday Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Wilbur Trimpe Middle School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).