A new Illinois bill aims to add some oversight of families who homeschool their children, a response to concerns that the state does little to ensure these students receive an education and are protected from harm.

Some Republican lawmakers in Illinois are criticizing a bill that would require homeschool administrators to submit a form that indicates whether a child is enr

Thousands of homeschool proponents rallied at the state Capitol at Springfield on Wednesday to protest during a hearing on the bill. A former Chicago school teacher who is now a homeschooler, Aziza Butler, told lawmakers she was strongly opposed to the proposal.