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WIU officials say cuts in higher education funding and declining enrollment require them to eliminate approximately 50 faculty positions in the 2016-17 academic year, and eliminate or modify several administrative and support staff positions --- and more spending cuts are being considered.
Gov. Bruce Rauner Tuesday described Donald Trump's call for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. as "an extreme action" and "fundamentally counter to American values." But he maintained his stance on Syrian refugees entering Illinois, and now Iraqis as well.
Three suburban Chicago school districts will offer online instruction on days when classes are canceled due to snow or other emergency, under a new state pilot program.
Bestselling author Wes Moore's Book, "The Other Wes Moore," is the current selection of the University of Illinois' "One Book, One Campus" program. Before speaking Tuesday night at the Illini Union, he spoke with Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline about the book, the Freddie Gray case, and his Bridge EDU program.
Urbana council members say they're ready to enact some of the recommendations made in a report finding racial disparities in traffic stops by Urbana police.
