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Changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid next year are expected to simplify the process and shorten the amount of time it takes to complete the form, according to financial-aid experts in North Carolina. Research from the National Center for Education Statistics shows 88% of high school seniors who filed out the form in 2012 attended college within the next few years, compared to 49% who did not. Marissa Jones, assistant director of financial Aid at William Peace University, said the Department of Education is also removing questions related to military Selective Service and d...

Illinois started sending tax rebates in September, but many people haven't received their payment yet.

Two Illinois institutions of higher learning are joining forces to create more options for nursing students. Malcolm X College and the Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University have announced a new academic partnership to enable MXC students to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The Registered Nursing to BSN program provides MXC students with dual enrollment in the ISU program and allows them to get credit toward a BSN degree while taking classes through Malcolm X College. ...

Two Illinois residents were arrested in Manitowoc late last week after they attempted to steal from Walmart. T...

Chicago (AP) — Two Illinois brothers have been arrested on felony charges for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol. The FBI says in a news release that 55-year-old Daniel Leyden of Chicago and 56-year-old Joseph Leyden of La Grange were arrested in Illinois on Tuesday. Both are accused of being part of mobs that overwhelmed police officers attempting to prevent them from storming the Capitol building. The FBI says Daniel Leyden allegedly was in a group of people who lifted a metal barricade onto a police officers and Joseph Leyden allegedly lunged at and pushed another of...