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Democrats in the Illinois House of Representatives Thursday passed a plan to send more than $800 million to human services and universities. They call...
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As part of his budget address, Governor Bruce Rauner called for a 10% funding increase to MAP Grants yesterday. This program helps low income Illinoisans…
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The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has warned that continued uncertainty over state funding for tuition-assistance grants could jeopardize the…
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Moody’s Investor Service is out with a warning, that the just-passed stopgap spending plan is not enough for Illinois’ public universities. Just yesterday…
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he’s close to reaching a short-term budget deal with Democrats.“What we’ve been told is that we’re very, very close.…
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Alumni and friends of Augustana College in Rock Island are being asked to help some of its students stay in school during the state budget impasse. The…
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The Illinois House approved a proposal to fully fund tuition grants for low-income students amid Republican objections that the bill is a false promise.…
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Seniors at Chicago State University now have their degrees after surviving a tumultuous year. The university was scheduled to close Friday because of the…
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The Illinois House has approved a $600 million short-term funding fix for financially struggling colleges and universities that have been without funding…
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Illinois colleges and universities have cut staff, eliminated programs and threatened to close … all because they've gone 9 months without money from...