This week, the Illinois State Board of Education released school- and district-level data showing what percentage of Bureau County students were considered proficient in math and reading last year. Check out this chart to see if that's an improvement over the prior year.



Illinois Valley Community College’s campuses will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 5, for Election Day to promote participation and ensure that students, faculty and staff have the time and access needed to vote.






Sara Escatel stood out in her kindergarten class because she was the only Hispanic student. It would be five years before she encountered a teacher who spoke Spanish, and by then Escatel was on her way to her life’s work.