Emails Show How Clout Got An Unqualified Student Into The University Of Illinois Law School

Chicago Tribune:

What does it cost to get an unqualified student into the University of Illinois law school? Five jobs for graduating law students, suggest internal e-mails released Thursday.

The documents show for the first time efforts to seek favors -- in this case, jobs -- for admissions, the most troubling evidence yet of how Illinois' entrenched system of patronage crept into the state's most prestigious public university.

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[writerjohnny]

As a father who's daughter struggled in high school and went to the College of DuPage for two years to legitimately qualify for the U of I and for whom we paid the FULL price of admission I want ALL the details and lots of heads to roll. She is currently on her way to Loyola for her Masters after working a few years at a safe house for abused women and children. Seriously proud and happy for her and seriously unhappy with U of I admissions.