Illinois the first state in the nation to require public schools to offer mental health screenings in 3rd through 12th grades ...

For students in Illinois, mental health screenings will soon be required alongside annual vision and hearing exams. Illinois ...

Gov. JB Pritzker at Chute Middle School in Evanston on July 31, 2025, signs into law a mandate that will require Illinois ...

Gov. Pritzker highlights the importance of mental health screenings for kids and ensures young people that they are not alone ...

Illinois public school students could soon receive free mental health screenings each year thanks to a new law signed by Gov.

Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker has signed SB1560 bill into law which states mental health checkups will soon be ...

As part of the program, mental health screenings in Illinois schools will become a regular thing. The state’s Board of Education will work with children’s behavioral health experts on what guidance ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a bill which requires Illinois’ public school districts to provide universal mental health ...

Starting in 2026, Illinois students in grades 3 through 12 will undergo annual mental health screenings, addressing rising ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 124 bills Friday impacting everything from Chicago police and fire pensions to the use of ...

The fitness test, given to school children, began in 1956 but was phased out in 2013 during the Obama administration.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for a program to provide kids with a safer way to get to school.