Bipartisan opponents of a proposed homeschooling bill in Illinois say the measure is an assault on parental freedom and would have far-reaching repercussions if passed. HB2927, the Homeschool Act, ...

The formation of the council is in response to a major increase in children entering the foster care system, CASA officials ...

WIC uses a competitive bidding process in which infant formula manufacturers offer discounts, in the form of rebates, to state WIC programs in order to be selected as the sole formula provider to WIC ...

Admission is free to children younger than 1 and $21 for all Illinois residents older than 1. Veterans and active military receive free admission year-round with valid military status identification.

Program is excited to improve the experience for its participants by introducing the WICShopper app for smartphon ...

A program that helps feed nearly half of all infants in Mass. can now be used to shop online for delivery or pickup at 48 Walmart locations across the state.

Workers in the FDA’s Division of Food Processing Science and Technology in Illinois were told their jobs were being ...

A grant to provide Illinois kids at schools and child care centers with fresh, local food has been canceled by the Trump ...

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois chapter of AARP played a role in the Trump administration reversing itself and allowing Social ...

Our earliest years are a time of rapid learning, yet we typically cannot recall specific experiences from that period—a phenomenon known as infantile amnesia. A new study published in Science on ...

Recent airplane accidents have fueled concerns about whether young children are sufficiently protected ... a statistically more lethal form of transit. However, there hasn’t been substantive ...

SPRINGFIELD Illinois Senate Republican Leader John Curran (41stDowners Grove), alongside State Senator Erica Harriss ...