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While Obama Deliberates, Illinois Grad Employees Strike for Education Security

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Robert Naiman

Regardless of what the federal government does, University of Illinois administrators still have a moral responsibility not to balance the budget on the backs of the weak.

Richard Herman, U Of Illinois Chancellor, Resigns After Scandal

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman resigned Tuesday following months of pressure over special attention the scho...

University Of Illinois Strike Ends As Graduate Instructors, School Reach Deal

The News-Gazette | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

The University of Illinois and the Graduate Employees' Organization reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday morning, ending a day-old strike by...

University Of Illinois Teaching Assistants Authorize Strike

The News-Gazette | Paul Wood | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

The University of Illinois' graduate teaching and research assistants could be going on strike for the first time....

Illinois Benches QB Juice Williams, Eddie McGee New Starter

ESPN Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

After a 1-3 start, Illinois has decided to make a change at quarterback. Senior Juice Williams has been benched in favor of junior Eddie McGee for th...

Stanley Ikenberry, Former University Of Illinois President, Named Interim Head After Scandal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

URBANA, Ill. — Trustees at the University of Illinois have accepted the resignation of the school's president in the wake of an admissions scand...

University Of Illinois President Resigning After Scandal

AP | DAVID MERCER and DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois President B. Joseph White resigned Wednesday following reports that the school admitted politically con...

Forgotten News About the University of Illinois

Hermene Hartman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Hermene Hartman

Now that there is a new board of trustees at the University of Illinois and the controversy has lessened, perhaps the focus can shift to the lack of black students.

University Of Illinois Faculty Vote For Leaders' Ouster After Scandal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois Faculty Senate has voted on a resolution supporting the removal of President B. Joseph White and Chanc...

University Of Illinois Faculty Leaders Drop Plan To Oust President Over Scandal

Chicago Public Radio | Chip Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Leaders of the University of Illinois's Faculty Senate are backpedaling on their call to oust the university's top administrators....

Chris Kennedy Chosen As New Head Of University Of Illinois Trustees

Chicago Tribune | Jodi S. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

The reconstituted University of Illinois board of trustees this morning selected Chicago businessman Christopher Kennedy as chairman....

Quinn Names New University Of Illinois Trustees After Scandal

The Champaign News-Gazette | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Governor Pat Quinn on Friday morning named new members of the University of Illinois board of trustees....

University Of Illinois Delays Vote On Fate Of President, Chancellor

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

The University of Illinois' Faculty Senate has decided to wait two weeks before voting on whether to recommend the school start looking for replacemen...

U Of I Faculty, Students To Vote On New Leadership

ABC7 Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

University of Illinois leaders meet today to vote on new leadership in the wake of the recent admissions scandal. ...

Faculty Leaders Want U. Of I. President, Chancellor Out

Chicago Breaking News | August 27, 2009 9:41 AM | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

University of Illinois faculty leaders this morning urged the replacement of the school's president and chancellor because of an admissions scandal th...

General Assembly Scholarships Routinely Go To Donors' Relatives: Report

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

An Associated Press analysis of the General Assembly scholarship program and state political contribution records found that between 2004 and 2009 at ...

Four More University Of Illinois Trustees To Resign, Two Holding Out Against Governor

Chicago Public Radio | Susie An | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Two University of Illinois trustees are rejecting Governor Pat Quinn's call for resignations. A special commission investigating an admissions scandal...

University Of Illinois President Ends Clout List, Sets Scandal Reform Deadline

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois President B. Joseph White on Wednesday scrapped the school's special admissions list of politically con...

University Of Illinois Chancellor Sorry For Scandal, But Won't Resign

Chicago Tribune | Jodi S. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman apologized Tuesday for his role in a far-reaching admissions scandal but said he has no plans to resi...

University Of Illinois Needs Six Law Firms To Handle Clout Scandal

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave Newbart | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

The admissions scandal that has rocked the University of Illinois has apparently overwhelmed the school's own lawyers....

Quinn: All University Of Illinois Trustees Should Resign

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn urged the remaining members of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees to voluntarily resign on Friday, after a st...

University Of Illinois Clout Panel Report: Trustees Should Resign

AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

CHICAGO — A panel investigating the role that clout played in University of Illinois admissions recommended in its final report released on Thur...

Niranjan Shah, University Of Illinois Board Of Trustees Chair, Resigns

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

CHICAGO — The chairman of the University of Illinois' Board of Trustees resigned Monday amid an investigation into the use of political clout to...

University Of Illinois Clout Panel To Call For Trustees To Resign

AP | CHRISTINA M. WRIGHT | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) -- The state commission reviewing the role that clout played in admissions at the University of Illinois decided Friday to recommend Gov....

University Of Illinois Trustees Refuse To Resign Over Scandal

AP | DAVID MERCER and CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- A day after a central figure in the University of Illinois admissions scandal resigned his position on the school's governing ...