Who is responsible for educating your children? Is it the state government, the school system, the teachers, the parents, or the child? The following stories shed light on answers to ...

I keep thinking about that line in the Billy Joel song: “Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood.” ...

Yes, you’ll get a shot at an extra hour’s sleep. But even with that, it might be one of the most dreaded weekends on the American calendar: ...

DANVILLE — For more than a decade, the Vermilion County Regional Office of Education has hosted a shoe drive. This year, Tricia Keith, the regional safe school program coordinator, added a unique ...

The Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin and Salt Fork football teams started playoff action on the road on Saturday.

The possible loss of SNAP benefits has Vermilion County families trying to find ways to make their food supply stretch.

Students with disabilities have the same rights to a free public education as students without disabilities. But that may no longer be true if President Donald Trump gets his way and lays off most ...

More than 30 years ago the Commercial-News invited me to write a bi-weekly guest column titled. I told the editor I might have enough information for a ...

Sophie Ellis, the Marketing & Communications Manager of the Eastern Illinois Foodbank (EIF), said the impact of the SNAP loss is going to hurt families and children in ...

WESTVILLE — The Westville football team has improved every week of the season. But with the postseason, improvement also ...

Last year, the Oakwood football team saw themselves in the playoffs for the first time under head coach Cameron Lee.

Before Bret Bielema took over at Illinois, the Fighting Illini football program had nine losing streaks of three games or more in five seasons.