Dawn Rhodes

The main quad on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on April 19, 2019.

Parents transferring custody to get better college financial aid? ‘It never occurred to us that this was a possibility.’

July 30, 2019 at 11:43 p.m.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stepped up scrutiny of some applications last year after discovering that Chicago-area parents were relinquishing custody of their children in their junior or senior year...

Western Illinois President Jack Thomas greets a guest at a reception in his honor at Western Illinois University in Macomb on June 25, 2019.

Despite plummeting enrollment and layoffs, Western Illinois gives outgoing president generous exit: ‘He did much better than the university did’

July 1, 2019 at 12:32 p.m.

Even in the context of recent big exit packages for Illinois college leaders, the terms of Jack Thomas' departure from Western Illinois University are generous. After stepping down as president...

How much money are Illinois colleges getting in the new budget? ‘It’s definitely good news for colleges and universities.’

June 19, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

Illinois' public universities and community colleges are getting an increase in state funding not seen in nearly three decades. The state budget Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed June 5 raises higher...

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Parents transferring custody to get better college financial aid? ‘It never occurred to us that this was a possibility.’

Despite plummeting enrollment and layoffs, Western Illinois gives outgoing president generous exit: ‘He did much better than the university did’

How much money are Illinois colleges getting in the new budget? ‘It’s definitely good news for colleges and universities.’

Western Illinois University president steps down

‘We wanted a union then, and we deserved a union then’: University of Chicago grad student workers go on strike

Strikes — and near-strikes — at Illinois universities

Northwestern University’s Medill journalism school appoints new dean

University of Chicago receives $75M to launch campus’ first engineering school

‘Because we know that strikes work’: College unions leverage publicity in tough contract battles

Suburban Express, bus company sanctioned by Illinois attorney general for treatment of customers, abruptly shuts down