Imagine 378 little preschoolers in a school all their own where everything from the hallways to the playground was built just their size. When school starts, you won't have to imagine. Decatur City ...

Now that we have wrapped up the 2024–25 school year, I want to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve accomplished together ...

Sen. Dick Durbin, joined by members of the Southern Illinois University medical network on Friday, warned of the federal ...

The D&C set out to better understand the state of the queer community, logging insightful conversations with 18 people.

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps ...

School officials noted in the letter that somewhere around 10 agents relieved themselves in broad daylight on the district’s property between 8:54 a.m. and 9:04 a.m. “Immediately adjacent to one of ...

The U.S. Department of Education froze over $6 billion in federal grants on July 1 for a review, sending the local district ...

A flood of images of desperate Gazans, especially children, has provoked a soul-searching among Jews, including staunchly pro ...

Step into a universe where mannequin limbs dangle overhead, toy robots stand sentinel by your coffee cup, and a sunshine-yellow figure lounges on a psychedelic sculpture outside—you’ve entered the ...

Superintendent Gwen Carman recently announced that she will be stepping down in June 2026. Her current contract expires in 2026, and she expects to retire at that point after six years with the ...

She started at Freeman Academy before settling in at Menno. With one year left, she is now the SDCTE Teacher of the Year. Betsy Knodel knew she wanted to pursue a career in a field that would lend ...