2 of 4 people killed identified after CTA bus, car collide on West Side
Two women were among four people killed when the driver of a fast-moving car lost control and ran head-on into a Chicago Transit Authority bus on the West Side early...
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University of Illinois at Springfield faculty ends strike
University of Illinois at Springfield administration and faculty have reached a tentative contract agreement, ending a dayslong strike that fell on the last week of spring classes, both sides announced...
University of Illinois at Springfield faculty union goes on strike
A faculty union at the University of Illinois at Springfield went on strike Tuesday morning after lengthy contract negotiations broke down, and instructors plan to return to the picket line...
Northwestern journalism school lets accreditation lapse
In a nontraditional move, officials at Northwestern University's prestigious journalism and communications school have decided not to renew the program's accreditation, letting the designation lapse. The dean of the Medill...
New leaders start at Chicago State University
Following years of financial, academic and management struggles, Chicago State University on Monday completed a leadership shift intended to turn around the troubled South Side school. The university's new interim...
Chicago State University interim president takes office with $240,000 salary
Chicago State University's new interim president started work this week, the third leadership shift for the Far South Side school in 18 months. Rachel W. Lindsey, a longtime former dean...
Standard & Poor’s downgrades NEIU, SIU and University of Illinois
For the second time this week, a major credit agency has downgraded the ratings for several Illinois public universities, citing the 22-month-long budget impasse that has disrupted state support for...
Moody’s downgrades NEIU, warns of credit declines for 6 schools
After nearly two years of state budget gridlock, Illinois' public universities could soon face a tougher time borrowing money after a major credit agency downgraded the rating for one school...
Chicago State dean accused of taking $650,000 from national organization for personal gain
A Texas-based pharmaceutical association filed a federal lawsuit Friday alleging a Chicago State University dean improperly withdrew about $650,000 from its accounts for her personal use. The Student National Pharmaceutical...
Ex-Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett forgoes Northeastern graduation speaking fee
Valerie Jarrett, a former top adviser to President Barack Obama, is giving up her fee for speaking at Northeastern Illinois University's commencement ceremony following pushback over how much the cash-strapped...