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The University of Illinois is taking new measures to try to reconcile with Native American communities, saying it will grow its American Indian Studies program and repatriate sacred artifacts to Indigenous people, among other reforms.

Chief Illiniwek was officially retired 13 years ago. University of Illinois is still trying to remedy his ‘painful impact’ on Indigenous people.

December 9, 2020 at 11:06 a.m.

In its latest step to confront the controversial legacy of Chief Illiniwek, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's long-retired mascot, the school has announced new efforts to make amends, saying...

Ximena Castillo revisa los pedidos durante su turno como anfitriona y asistente de camarera en un restaurante en el vecindario de University Village el 25 de noviembre de 2020, en Chicago.

La pandemia complica las cosas para universitarios de bajos ingresos

December 8, 2020 at 10:18 a.m.

Cuando Ximena Castillo necesita concentrarse en sus estudios universitarios, camina por el pasillo de su apartamento en un sótano del barrio Gage Park de Chicago y se instala en su...

A COVID-19 testing site at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in September. The U. of I. has now conducted 1 million screens for coronavirus with the saliva test it developed.

University of Illinois’ COVID-19 saliva test reaches 1 million mark

December 4, 2020 at 2:22 p.m.

The University of Illinois has performed 1 million COVID-19 tests on its three campuses since launching its saliva-based technology, a point of pride for the state's largest college at a...

Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey, shown during last year's strike, said Thursday the CTU doesn't oppose the reopening of schools but that it has to be safe, equitable and done with "an element of trust."

CTU criticizes reopening plan for Chicago Public Schools as unsafe and inequitable: ‘We’re in the process of putting forward demands’

December 4, 2020 at 1:33 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union bashed the city's reopening plan for public schools on Thursday, calling for specific health guidelines and more thorough protocols before it can support bringing any students...

Talisa Hardin, a registered nurse in the University of Chicago Medical Center's burn unit, speaks at a rally in front of the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine in Chicago on July 22, 2019.

Chicago nurse treating COVID-19 patients gets Thanksgiving phone call from Vice President-elect Kamala Harris: ‘I know that it’s personal for you’

November 28, 2020 at 9:23 p.m.

University of Chicago Medical Center nurse Talisa Hardin held her phone in front of a cozy fireplace as she stared at the familiar but perhaps unexpected face on the screen:...

Lake Zurich priest accused of sexually abusing minors while at Maryville Academy 25 years ago

November 30, 2020 at 9:52 a.m.

The Archdiocese of Chicago says it is investigating allegations that a Lake Zurich priest sexually abused minors 25 years ago while he was assigned to Maryville Academy in Des Plaines....

Ximena Castillo checks orders on a register during her shift as a hostess and busser at a restaurant in the University Village neighborhood on Nov. 25, 2020, in Chicago.

Work, classes, financial aid — and now COVID-19: Life as a poor college student has only gotten tougher during the pandemic

November 28, 2020 at 10:51 a.m.

When Ximena Castillo needs to focus on her college coursework, she walks down the hall from her basement apartment in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood and settles into her new study...

Yamonie Noy examina a Luis Sierra, alumno de la Universidad de Chicago, para detectar covid-19. Los alumnos que decidan viajar a casa por Thanksgiving no tendrán permitido volver a la residencia escolar sino hasta después de año nuevo.

¿Deberían los universitarios hacerse la prueba covid-19 antes de regresar a casa por vacaciones?

November 23, 2020 at 11:05 p.m.

Desde exigir a los estudiantes que se hagan pruebas de covid-19 antes de salir del campus hasta restringir el acceso a los dormitorios, las universidades están endureciendo los protocolos antes...

Carrol Banks gives instructions to student Chaya Halberstam before testing her for COVID-19 at the University of Chicago on Sunday.

College students are urged to get a COVID-19 test before heading home for the holidays, but even a negative result doesn’t mean they won’t spread virus

November 19, 2020 at 9:44 a.m.

From requiring students to take COVID-19 tests before departing campus to restricting dorm access, colleges are tightening protocols ahead of Thanksgiving and winter breaks, when thousands of students are expected...

The campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where students groups have complained about a rise of anti-Semitism.

Claims of anti-Semitism at University of Illinois prompt federal investigation by Department of Education

November 16, 2020 at 5:59 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Education is moving forward with an investigation into allegations of anti-Semitism at the state's largest public university, officials confirmed Monday. The department's Office for Civil Rights...

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