University of Illinois

The future of a state-funded program to increase the diversity of faculty at colleges and universities in Illinois is in doubt as the Trump administration continues to pressure higher education to abandon DEI values.

President Trump signed an order Thursday calling for the Education Department to close and he has slashed staff by half. He’s also targeting DEI in higher education and research funding.

Illinois politics can be difficult to understand. But there is help to be found in the new book, Illinois Politics: A Citizens’ Guide to Power, Politics, and Government.

Kelsey Chang of Bloomington and Eva Liu of Naperville were travelling together after graduation from the University of Illinois when an American man brutally attacked them in Germany. The man has been sentenced to life for rape, murder and attempted murder.

With Chicago in the running for the $11 billion National Semiconductor Technology Center, a multi-university network of researchers and scientists are optimistic Illinois’ advances in engineering and manufacturing — especially quantum — will help them seal the deal. So is Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

The competition, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, will see teams from Illinois State, Bradley, Purdue, and the University of Illinois compete for the best landing.

Illinois State University police are implementing a co-responder policing program where mental health professionals and law enforcement make joint responses to 911 calls.

Five central Illinois cities declared July 17 as Kristian "KP" Philpotts Day, honoring an aspiring veterinarian and community servant who made an impact at Illinois State University, Eastern Illinois University and the University of Illinois. Philpotts was shot and killed in 2022 when three teenagers attempted to rob him while he was driving for Lyft.

A University High graduate earned a $10,000 computing scholarship for her research into predicting fainting among those with a rare heart condition.

A recent college graduate from Bloomington was injured and her friend was killed in an attack this week at a popular tourist site near a castle in Germany.