Illinois Wesleyan University Professor Edgar Lehr and a team of Peruvian scientists recently discovered a previously unknown species of lizard in the Andes Mountains. But his trip was cut short when the team realized drug traffickers were nearby and had begun following their movements.

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is perhaps best known for his “I Have A Dream” speech. As inspirational as it was, many of his lesser-known speeches offer a nuanced and articulate argument against racism worldwide. In the years closer to his assassination, he also took more radical positions regarding inequality and war.

Illinois colleges and universities have been under pressure for years from smaller graduating classes, out-of-state competition and changing demographics. Private higher education institutions in the state face the same challenges public schools do, and a couple extra.

Kathleen O’Gorman spent her summer on the front lines of America’s broken immigration system.

An economist predicts Illinois' 19-cent-per-gallon gas tax hike will cause many Illinoisans to drive less, even if we haven't changed our habits just yet.