cost of higher education

Illinois is investing $29 million to try to get an accurate count in the 2020 Census. On the line are two seats in Congress and the Electoral…

J.B. Pritzker is set to become the 43rd governor of Illinois on Monday. He won in part by promising to make college more affordable, improve the state’s…

lllinois has historically ranked second in the nation when it comes to high school graduates leaving the state to go to college. But there's good news for…

Illinois government wants to keep kids from leaving the state for college. Its latest effort is a website and app that allows students and their parents…

The University of Illinois president told a panel of lawmakers Thursday that he'd like to maintain a freeze on tuition rates.Tim Killeen, president of the…

A state representative from Chicago is trying to bring the spirit of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign to Illinois. His idea? Free tuition at…

After hundreds of layoffs at Eastern Illinois University earlier this year, faculty members with annually renewed contracts got word they might be let go…

A crisis management team has been formed to help Chicago State University navigate budgetary peril. State higher education leaders are working to prevent…

The Illinois Senate President is encouraging Governor Bruce Rauner to rethink his priorities on student aid legislation, but the governor was quick to…

After seven months without funding, the Illinois legislature Thursday passed a bill to pay for tuition waivers for low-income college students. It would…