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James Applegate, executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, says low-income students who rely on the state's Monetary Award Program (better known as MAP) are bearing the brunt of the current budget impasse.
Has Islamophobia become mainstream for Americans? Playwright, Nicole Anderson-Cobb addresses this issue in her new play, Campus Jihad.
After more than 100 days without an athletic director, the University of Illinois has officially named Josh Whitman to the post. The U of I graduate earned law and finance degrees at the school, and played for a few years in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills.
U of I Lyric Theatre's production of the Benjamin Britten opera 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' opens Thursday night at Krannert Center. Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline has a preview.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says it's shocking and unacceptable that the state is in its eighth month without a budget. Wednesday, he laid out his vision for finally ending the political stalemate that has paralyzed state government. The Republican's language was more conciliatory, but the ideas remain the same.
