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Six of Illinois’ state universities have been put on notice for credit downgrades. It’s the latest knock on state government after more than 21 months…
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After hundreds of layoffs at Eastern Illinois University earlier this year, faculty members with annually renewed contracts got word they might be let go…
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The ongoing budget debacle that’s hobbled Illinois government was front and center Wednesday in Springfield.The Budgeting for Results Commission was…
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With the election arriving next Tuesday, a handful of candidates and their "dark money" supporters were spending millions of dollars on just a handful of…
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Higher education in Illinois has been caught in a continuing battle over the budget. Eastern Illinois University President David Glassman told state…
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The vitriol and finger-pointing over the gridlock in state government has amplified. University leaders are trying to keep their distance, even as they…
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Days after vetoing a measure to help low-income college students, Gov. Bruce Rauner signaled he's open to another way of making it happen.Rauner's reason…
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Illinois' elementary and high schools are operating as normal; funding for education was the only spending spared from Governor Bruce Rauner's veto pen.…
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Budget cuts at Eastern Illinois University now include furlough days for 222 employees. The Mattoon Journal-Gazette and (Charleston) Times-Courier reports…
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Enrollment is down at many of Illinois' public universities. As Hannah Meisel reports, the lost tuition is hurting schools' bottom line.As the state has…