FBI offering reward for information on missing U. of I. scholar
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that helps authorities locate Yingying Zhang, a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois who went missing from...
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Northern Illinois University president to resign after report alleges mismanagement
Four years after arriving as Northern Illinois University president promising a new era of ethical leadership, Doug Baker said he would resign in the wake of a bombshell state watchdog...
University students detail pain of budget stalemate
Illinois university students, professors and staff members pleaded with Illinois House members Thursday to get back to the business of funding state higher education, as legislators prepare to return to...
University of Illinois scholar from China missing since Friday
University of Illinois police are asking the public's help to find a visiting scholar from China who has been missing from the Urbana-Champaign campus since Friday. Yingying Zhang, 26, was...
As Comey’s career soared, his University of Chicago ties remained strong
James Comey's decadeslong career in law enforcement is, by any standard, highly decorated. He served as a federal prosecutor in New York and Virginia, as U.S. attorney for the Southern...
Chicago State University spent $300K in school funds for West Side campus that’s now shelved
Cash-strapped Chicago State University spent more than $300,000 in school funds on a potential satellite campus on the city's West Side, contradicting previous statements about a project years in the...
State report blasts improper spending at Northern Illinois University
A state ethics watchdog has concluded Northern Illinois University spent more than $1 million in taxpayer funds and ignored competitive bidding laws to improperly hire five employees and pay for...
Northeastern Illinois University to cut about 180 jobs: ‘the devastation increases’
For nearly two years, the state budget standoff has placed Northeastern Illinois University in an ever-tightening vise as the school's administrators have worked to continue operations amid steep reductions in...
Northwestern student sues prof Laura Kipnis over ‘Unwanted Advances’ book
A Northwestern University graduate student is suing a professor at the campus for defamation, the latest twist in a long-running controversy that already has involved discrimination and sexual harassment investigations,...
New Chicago State leaders offer plans for the future
Chicago State University's new president vowed Tuesday to work to boost student enrollment, resolve financial concerns and improve the reputation of the Far South Side institution as she leads the...