Reginald Lewis is just the fourth person to direct jazz music at Illinois Wesleyan. He'll honor Glenn Wilson at this year's ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced that six state residents will receive the Order of Lincoln for professional achievement and public service.

Gov. JB Pritzker has announced the 2025 recipients of Order of Lincoln honors, including speed skater Bonnie Blair.

Twenty-two Quincy High School students participated as Illinois All-State musicians for 2025 at the Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Convention.

Directing a play about a pair of high school students seems like a natural fit for Lincolnshire resident Scott Shallenbarger.

This week's Courier & Press Student of the Week winner is from Evansville Christian High School. Rebekah Villines garnered 44.8 percent of the 2,607 votes cast at courierpress.com and on the Courier & ...

Centennial student Nailah Mansury will receive the prestigious Congressional Award Gold Medal this summer in D.C. She was with a mural she has worked on at the school in Champaign on Tuesday, Feb. 4, ...

A loving boyfriend came up with a one-of-a-kind proposal for his girlfriend, filling a museum with paintings from each year of their relationship, before getting down on one knee next to a portrait of ...

Legendary alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs delivered a captivating performance at the Krannert Center on Tuesday night.

A proposed state bill could make Freeburg High School change its controversial mascot, the "Midgets," a term many people with ...