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The Chicago State University board voted out Thomas Calhoun as president of the university on Sept. 16, 2016.

Amid jeers, Chicago State pays president $600,000 to leave, names interim leader

May 22, 2019 at 10:34 p.m.

Chicago State University President Thomas Calhoun Jr., who lasted just nine months in the job, will receive $600,000 as part of a separation agreement approved Friday. Without explanation and before...

Thomas J. Calhoun Jr. makes a statement after Chicago State University trustees name him the new president at a special board meeting in Chicago on Oct. 8, 2015.

Chicago State University president to be replaced after about 9 months

May 22, 2019 at 10:32 p.m.

After almost nine months at embattled Chicago State University, President Thomas Calhoun Jr. is apparently parting ways with the Far South Side university. Trustees on Friday plan to vote on...

The University of Illinois announced its largest freshman class in history, but other public universities statewide are seeing steep enrollment declines. Above, students walk on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago on Sept. 7, 2016.

Illinois public universities have fluctuating enrollment after difficult year

May 22, 2019 at 10:26 p.m.

The University of Illinois announced Thursday its largest freshman class in history, but regional public universities statewide are facing steep enrollment declines this fall, with freshman classes down as much...

Jitu Brown, who fought and protested to reopen Dyett High School for the Arts, is triumphant as he stands in front of the school greeting students and handing out some free supplies on Sept. 6, 2016.

Claypool, Lewis address lack of teachers contract on the first day of school

May 22, 2019 at 10:25 p.m.

The public battle over a new contract was the principal topic for leaders of Chicago Public Schools and the teachers union on the district's first day of classes. City and...

Dr. Kelly Harris, an associate professor of African-American studies at Chicago State University, is seen here Sept.2, 2016.

Black studies struggle at state universities under current fiscal climate

May 22, 2019 at 10:25 p.m.

When Western Illinois University cut its African-American studies major this summer, enrollment and graduation numbers were dismal. Thirteen students had picked it as their primary field of study in the...

Beauty Bar, at 1444 West Chicago Avenue., in Chicago, on Monday Aug. 22, 2016.

Commissioner seeks to exempt clubs featuring DJs from amusement tax law

May 22, 2019 at 10:24 p.m.

A Cook County board member wants to change the amusement tax ordinance in response to a court case in which the county is seeking $400,000 in unpaid taxes from two...

Chicago police officers work the scene of a shooting in the 5800 block of South Maplewood Avenue in the Gage Park neighborhood on Aug. 28, 2016.

4 dead, 17 wounded in city shootings

May 22, 2019 at 10:23 p.m.

Four people were shot to death and at least 17 others have been wounded in city shootings since about 10 a.m. Sunday, according to police. Most recently, around 12:30 a.m....

Police questioning ‘person of interest’ in South Loop homicide

May 22, 2019 at 10:23 p.m.

Police are questioning someone in connection with the shooting death of a 45-year-old man in a South Loop alley Sunday morning. The man, whose identity has not yet been released...

Nykea Aldridge's mother, Diann Aldridge, hugs three of Nykea's four children, Summer, 12, from left, Shavae, 8, and Sincere, 10, during a prayer vigil on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago.

Family remembers slain cousin of Dwyane Wade: ‘An awesome, little quiet storm of a daughter’

August 21, 2019 at 7:52 p.m.

Nykea Aldridge was a "real fashionista," whose favorite color was purple and who loved creating elaborate hair styles, according to her family. The 32-year-old was a talented writer. She was...

Geoffrey Stone, law professor and chair of the Committee on Freedom of Expression at the University of Chicago, works from his office at the law school campus Thursday, August 25, 2016, in Chicago.

U. of C. tells incoming freshmen it does not support ‘trigger warnings’ or ‘safe spaces’

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

University of Chicago class of 2020, get ready for a college experience filled with debate, discussion — and possibly discomfort. As colleges across the country wrestle with balancing academic freedom...

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