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Low-income college students in Illinois got some good news today. The state's Monetary Award Program — which provides MAP grants to help pay for tuition...
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Garrett Wise graduated from Northern Illinois University just over three years ago. As he strode across the stage and collected his Bachelor's degree in…
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Illinois is offering a new tool for students and their parents to plan for college.The tool is a website and app called ILCollege2Career. It takes data…
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The state budget impasse could affect the accreditation of Illinois universities, which have seen deep cuts in state funding in the nearly three years…
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Employees at Illinois’ public colleges and universities could soon have to take a pay cut.A new rule, pending before lawmakers, would allow schools to…
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Illinois community colleges students are caught up in a political battle between the Republican governor and Democratic legislators.
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The state of Illinois has cut funding to higher education each year for more than a decade. Those cuts, combined with declining enrollment, will cause…
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Many public Illinois colleges and universities are hard-hit by the budget stalemate. The state isn’t mandated to fund higher education the way it must pay…
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College students could soon save thousands of dollars each year on textbooks. Illinois US Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Al Franken, from Minnesota, are…
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The state of Illinois is reducing fees on its Bright Directions 529 college savings plan. It’s meant to help families put more of their investment toward…