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Reginald Lewis comes from jazz music royalty: His grandfather and teacher Robert "Bootsie" Barnes was a staple of Philly's jazz scene for decades.
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Alex Tosi will receive a paycheck this month. He’ll get one in December, too. This is new territory for Tosi, a former Illinois Wesleyan pitcher who just completed his first full season in the Major Leagues … not throwing balls and strikes, but calling them.
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English professor James Plath has studied and written extensively about novelist John Updike. He will explore the author's connection to Mark Twain during a retreat at Twain's summer home in upstate New York.
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Illinois Wesleyan University President Georgia Nugent said Friday she plans to step down at the end of the academic year in July.
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A big part of job creation is developing more job creators. McLean County has seen a spike in new businesses. Now it's looking for more ways to help those startups grow.
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In transferring the scary movie 'Carrie' to the stage, as a musical, there are some challenges. Like that one scene near the end when, in a horribly cruel prank, Carrie White gets splattered with pig blood at a high school homecoming.
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Mark Brodl will remain at Illinois Wesleyan to teach in the biology department.
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Illinois Wesleyan University had a 16% increase in first-year students to start the school year. Kasey Evans, the associate vice president for enrollment, also says total enrollment rose 3%. That's after a sharp drop last year.
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Illinois Wesleyan University students were forced to put their skills to the test in the form of an escape room, the classic puzzle game with a twist.