So you live in a preschool desert, now what? Apply for funding

Illinois schools do an incredible job of helping students grow and graduate, but by the time children start kindergarten, we already see gaps by income, race or geography. The state’s Kindergarten Individual Development Survey, which teachers use
Eye On Illinois: No on budget, but yes on a project it funds

It was a tale of two press releases in my inbox last week. Consider this quote, from 12:29 a.m. Friday: “Republicans brought some very important priorities to the negotiation table this year. We wanted to support our
Jake Owen shares four songs from upcoming LP ‘Loose Cannon’

Jake Owen shared that his seventh studio album, Loose Cannon, will arrive on June 23. A description of the 16-track record reads: “A collection of summertime staples that tip their hat to classic country rhythms audiences of
Bailey Zimmerman earns biggest country streaming debut of all time with “Religiously”

Bailey Zimmerman’s debut album Religiously. The Album earned the top debut on the country albums, landing in the Top 3 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, No. 7 on their all-genre Billboard 200 chart and No. 8 on
Take a look at the latest trailer for the upcoming film ‘Barbie’

Warner Bros. Studios have shared the new official trailer for “Barbie”, set to hit theaters on July 21. In the trailer, Margot Robbie’s Barbie and Ryan Gosling’s Ken venture out beyond the borders of their homeland ‘Barbieland’.
‘The Little Mermaid’ tops the Memorial Day Weekend box office with $118 Million opening

Disney’s live-action film version of The Little Mermaid film topped the Memorial Day weekend box office with $118 million in its opening weekend. Directed by Rob Marshall and starring Halle Bailey, the film broke the record for
Ice Spice joins Taylor Swift to perform and debut video for “Karma (Remix)”

Fans were in for a surprise during Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour three-day residency at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey over the weekend, when 23-year-old rapper Ice Spice joined Swift on stage to perform their recently released duet
Lil Durk drops “Almost Healed” featuring J. Cole, Future, Morgan Wallen and more

Lil Durk has dropped his new album Almost Healed, featuring 21 songs including appearances from Future, the late Juice Wrld, country music star Morgan Wallen, 21 Savage, Kodak Black and more. Lil Durk captioned a post on
Depeche Mode share the video for “Wagging Tongue”

Depeche Mode are sharing the video for “Wagging Tongue,” off their latest album Memento Mori which was released in March via Columbia Records. The Sacred Egg directed the video, with creative direction by Anton Corbijn. According to
Foo Fighters’ drop video for the new song “Show Me How”

Foo Fighters have shared the new song “Show Me How”, featuring additional vocals from Dave Grohl’s daughter, Violet. “Show Me How” is the third track off the Foos forthcoming album But Here We Are. followings the previously