How school bus driver shortages and frequent bus route cancellations impacted students and their families
YORKVILLE – Ten minutes down the road on her way to work, Joni Carter gets a message on her phone.
NIU is awarding its first-ever esports scholarships
DEKALB — In the middle of February this year, a few weeks into the spring semester, Northern Illinois University’s varsity
Two Illinois schools are among the nation’s most expensive colleges and universities
Whether its due to lowered enrollment or shifting to hybrid virtual and in-person classes, college tuition across the country is
U of I Autism Program encourages high school students to go to college
URBANA – The Autism Program at the University of Illinois continues to provide an online summer camp for prospective students on the autism spectrum. The
‘Don’t stop now’: The new Illinois budget’s impact on higher ed and college students
DEKALB — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker just signed a nearly $47 billion budget into law. That includes substantial increases to the need-based student Monetary Award
UIS faculty to file intent to strike
UIS faculty union members voted Wednesday to authorize an intent to strike. A notice will be filed Thursday with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board.
First String Little League offers mentorship, technology lessons through baseball
CHAMPAIGN – Instead of practicing their swings, the baseball players were designing a remote-control car. The First String Little League coaches had decided to give
A Lincoln College trustee says vote to close school was ‘painful’
LINCOLN — For trustee Kathryn Harris, the fact that downstate Illinois’ only predominantly Black institution is closing its doors feels, in some ways, familiar to
‘They are promoting a stereotype’: Illinois schools pushed to retire native mascots
MORRIS — On a spring night in 2021, the Friday night lights are bright in Morris. A massive banner on the school right next to
Champaign Unit 4 School Board votes to renew police contract
CHAMPAIGN – If the Champaign Police Department has enough staff, the Champaign Unit 4 School District Board of Education wants to reinstate resource officers –
Unit 4 board approves teacher contract
CHAMPAIGN — The Unit 4 Board of Education unanimously approved a new teacher contract on Monday. This ends months of negotiations with the Champaign Federation
