Illinois' public universities are underfunded, forcing tuition hikes and cuts that threaten access and affordability for ...

This is a crisis ... this investment is staggering. If Illinois commits to fully funding this formula over the next 15 years, we will see nearly 30,000 more university graduates, a powerful ...

(Capitol News Illinois) - With $49,000 in student loan debt ... state-level programs like SmartBuy offer an alternative answer to combating the crisis. But federal funding, legislative approval and ...

and the work of the commission acknowledged that Illinois has never had a systemic approach to university funding, nor one that is rooted in student or institutional need,” Lightford said.

Data from the Illinois Board of Higher Education, which oversees public universities, shows university income has had to make up for the steady loss of funding from the state since around fiscal ...

Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is investing in a ... could involve mental health concerns so they can effectively alert the crisis team. In addition to using the grant funding, the ...

Illinois lawmakers wrapped up the spring session without allocating any funding for the Chicago Transit Authority in their ...

After some bad news last summer, we’re encouraged by talk of trying to get funding to reshape the Western Illinois University – Quad Cities campus located along River Drive in Moline.