House Bill 1806 regulates the use of artificial intelligence in mental health therapy sessions. It specifically prohibits therapists from using AI to make independent therapeutic decisions

Artificial intelligence is changing the way we live — and the way we deliver the news

An artificial intelligence agenda that started coalescing on the podcasts of Silicon Valley billionaires is now being forged into U.S. policy as President Donald Trump leans on the ideas of the tech figures who backed his election campaign

More than 70% of teens have used AI companions and half use them regularly, according to a new study from Common Sense Media

A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts

Read the transcript of our interview with Joliet Public Schools District 86 Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse and Deputy Superintendent Dr. Tanisha Cannon as they talk DEI, AI and much more

Read the transcript of our interview with Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Superintendent Dr. Glenn Wood on DEI and the future of funding in the district, along with AI policies

Read the transcript from our interview with Joliet Township High School District 204 Superintendent Dr. Karla Guseman on DEI, the Trump administration's proposed cuts, AI and more

Read the transcript from our interview with Lockport High School superintendent Dr. Robert McBride on federal funding cuts, DEI, AI and much more

Joliet Public Schools District 86 Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse and Deputy Superintendent Dr. Tanisha Cannon discuss proposed changes to school funding, diversity initiatives, and technology policies from the Department of Education with Herald-News Reporter Jessie Molloy.

Herald-News reporter Jessie Molloy discusses Department of Education proposed changes and possible funding cuts with Joliet Township High School District 204 Superintendent Dr. Karla Guseman.

Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202's Superintendent Dr. Glenn Wood discusses the district's contingency plans for lost funding following a series of new rules from the Department of Education with Herald-News reporter Jessie Molloy.

Jessie Molloy discusses recent changes at the department of Education with Lockport Township High School District 205 Superintendent Dr. Robert McBride.

Lawmakers approved measures limiting AI instruction at community colleges, requiring seat belts on school buses, and mandating food handlers receive certain allergen training among dozens of bills Wednesday

38th District State Senator Sue Rezin, R-Morris, and 40th District State Senator Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, addressed a group of business leaders Monday morning regarding how new data centers affect both energy and water resources in Northern and Eastern Illinois.

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue with some of the core priorities of Pope Francis

A Shorewood man’s attorneys in a case linked to a 2024 mass shooting in Joliet is seeking to use artificial intelligence to review and analyze his discovery as he prepares for trial. 

Illinois has been at the forefront of the data center boom, but state lawmakers are working to gauge and mitigate the impact these centers have on climate and energy consumption

One of the major issues facing Illinois is growing electricity demand from data centers, large facilities that run computers for artificial intelligence companies, stock exchanges and other high-tech enterprises

U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged militants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial intelligence and computing services