Western Illinois University campus in Macomb in 2021. (Jose M. Osorio/ Chicago Tribune) coronavirus, COVID-19 By The Editorial Board | Chicago Tribune. PUBLISHED: August 13, 2024 at 5:00 AM CDT.

Amid declining enrollment and faculty layoffs, Western Illinois University is focused on its evolution with a new president. Jennifer DeWitt with the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal joined ...

MACOMB, Ill. — During a Tuesday morning meeting, Western Illinois University's Board of Trustees approved a resolution to let go an unknown number of employees, from tenure-track faculty to ...

The U.S. flag flies on the Western Illinois University campus in Macomb on March 3, 2021. (Jose M. Osorio/ Chicago Tribune) By Chicago Tribune. PUBLISHED: August 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM CDT.

Western Illinois University-Quad Cities Campus is shown Aug. 6, 2024. The university is set to cut full-time and tenure track faculty. Katelyn Metzger ...

"Both the Western Illinois University Macomb and Quad Cities campuses will be closed Thursday, Sept. 5 due to the ongoing police emergency near the Macomb campus," the school's alert said.

On Monday, Aug. 5, dozens of Western Illinois University faculty and students, along with community members, protested against an upcoming vote by the Board of Trustees set for Tuesday morning.

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Western Illinois University closed both campuses Thursday due to an ongoing police emergency near the main campus in Macomb, where two officers where shot Wednesday evening.

Western Illinois University’s board of trustees today approved a second round of layoffs as it tries to close a $10 million budget deficit amid declining enrollment.