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LGBTQ individuals often struggle with questions about complicated legal issues, such as name changes and access to medical ...

Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced the launch of the nation's first-ever LGBTQ+ legal hotline.

Teachers and high school students live in vastly different media worlds, and that's one of several digital divides that ...

The new law also prohibits schools from creating policies that would discourage kids from attending school, such as asking ...

Many retirees rely on Social Security to cover their living expenses. The program is facing two issues that could negatively affect seniors' finances. The best way to cope is to become less ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows are asking an Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants against Democratic lawmakers who have left the state to delay passage of ...

Social Security is facing a couple of serious issues that could negatively affect retirees in the near term. Here are two that all seniors should know about. Where to invest $1,000 right now?

Indiana State Representative Matt Pierce warned that state Democrats are in a "knife fight to preserve democracy." ...

Well, this is rich. After decades of gleefully torching every sacred cow in pop culture and politics, South Park finally ...

Social Security payments are scheduled to begin on the second Wednesday of every month, and continue in waves on a weekly basis. The payment date is determined by the day of the month a retiree ...

The new Illinois state biologist and director of the Illinois Natural History Survey holds a Ph.D. from the UI, works with the Illinois Tollway on measures to decrease the impact of construction ...