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Illinois’ higher education board to send $17M to Chicago State, WIU, EIU

May 22, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

Three of the state's most financially vulnerable public universities are set to receive a combined $17 million in emergency funding to support operations through the end of the year. Members...

Chicago police work the scene of a triple stabbing in the 200 block of West 23rd Street on Nov. 21, 2016, in Chicago.

Man charged in Chinatown stabbing that left 1 dead, 3 wounded

May 22, 2019 at 10:45 p.m.

A man was killed and as many as three others were wounded in a stabbing in Chinatown on Monday evening, police said. Tuesday night, police announced they had charged a...

Pastors try to help make sense of Donald Trump’s election

May 22, 2019 at 10:58 p.m.

As Elizabeth Wilkins walked out of the sanctuary of University Church of Chicago on Sunday, she paused to grasp the Rev. Julian DeShazier's hand with both of her own. "Thank...

Students leave the behavioral sciences building on campus at the University of Illinois at Chicago on Nov. 10, 2016, in Chicago.

U. of I. backs deal that would set benchmarks in exchange for state funding

May 22, 2019 at 10:42 p.m.

In an attempt to overcome unprecedented budget gridlock in Springfield, University of Illinois trustees Thursday backed a quid pro quo deal that would secure funding for the university's three campuses....

Hannah Doty, seen at the Chinatown branch of the Chicago Public Library on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, is a Republican who has volunteered for the Hillary Clinton campaign and who voted for Clinton.

Some Illinois women worry about message Trump victory sends

June 9, 2018 at 4:19 a.m.

For the friends who bought matching pantsuits just for the occasion, for the mothers who dreamed new possibilities for the young daughters they brought to the polls, for the women...

Marilyn Hall submits her ballot at O'Keeffe Elementary School on Nov. 8, 2016, in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago.

Election Day 2016: Voter turnout heavy as Chicagoans cite urgency to vote

May 22, 2019 at 10:41 p.m.

Bosnian immigrant Enver Agic didn't just go to the polls once on Tuesday. He made 11 trips to his polling site — taking with him nearly three dozen of his...

Herb Kent, legendary Chicago radio personality, dies at 88

August 21, 2019 at 8:38 p.m.

Chicago radio legend Herb Kent, the longest-running DJ in the history of radio and a fixture on local airwaves for more than 70 years, died Saturday. He was 88. Kent's...

Kaiden Whittman, 3, gets a flu shot Sept. 29, 2016, from medical assistant Gigi Hernandez at Advocate Children's Hospital. Children and their parents were not able to pick the needle-free nasal spray vaccine this year.

With FluMist deemed ineffective this year, patients have to roll up their sleeves

June 12, 2018 at 10:03 a.m.

For the past few years, most adults and children had a choice of how to get vaccinated against the flu: the more common shot in the arm or the FluMist...

Only 86 freshmen at Chicago State University, as total enrollment drops 25 percent

May 22, 2019 at 10:38 p.m.

Chicago State University enrolled just 86 freshmen this fall, an alarming drop as the embattled public institution faces an uncertain future. Overall, the university now has fewer than half the...

Chicago State University President Thomas Calhoun Jr. announces actions the university will take relating to the state budget crisis in Chicago on Feb. 26, 2016.

Chicago State University president to be paid severance within days

May 22, 2019 at 10:37 p.m.

Chicago State University's former president will receive half of a $600,000 severance deal within days and the other half in January, payouts that will put more pressure on the already...

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