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A House Republican is pushing a temporary funding measure for higher education while Illinois limps along without a state budget. Rep. Mike Fortner of…
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University officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to pass a state budget, saying nearly a year without state support has led to layoffs, students…
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Speakers at Tuesday's news conference on the Eastern Illinois University campus in Charleston had one common message: EIU needs state funding now.Most…
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With Governor Bruce Rauner set to make his budget address Wednesday … interest groups are already lining up to make the case for state funding.Today,…
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College students are caught up in the political battle over the state's budget. Those who are eligible for tuition grants haven't received them this…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner is taking a shot at Illinois universities over their spending. Rauner deputy chief of staff Richard Goldberg says colleges have raised…
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Six Illinois universities have seen their credit ratings lowered because of the state's ongoing budget stalemate. And the lower a credit rating, the…
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The partisan budget standoff means Illinois' universities have gone three months without getting any money from the state. Now as the state enters a…
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Public universities in Illinois are bracing for significant cuts in state funding if the General Assembly passes a budget anything like Governor Bruce…
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The McLean County State's Attorney's office has filed a charge of Disorderly Conduct against former Illinois State University President Tim Flanagan. The…