CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The State of Illinois and its flagship public university are marking the beginning of a new phase of a construction and renovation project that’s been ongoing since 2023.

Northern Illinois University in DeKalb is tightening spending as it works to reduce a $30.1 million deficit. Fall 2024 enrollment at Western Illinois University was down 10.5%, ...

The University of Illinois System is expressing strong opposition to a proposal to overhaul the way higher education is funded in Illinois. The proposal calls for adding $1.75 billion in ...

SPRINGFIELD — A plan to overhaul the way Illinois funds public universities is running into stiff opposition from the state’s largest higher education institution, the University of Illinois ...