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Wayne Watson, the former president of Chicago State University, violated school policy when he made false accusations against board members, a state ethics inquiry found.

Ethics report: Chicago State president failed to ‘act with integrity’

May 22, 2019 at 9:17 p.m.

The former president of Chicago State University acted without integrity and violated school policy when he made false allegations against two board members as they were trying to push him...

The Waterleaf restaurant at the College of DuPage will reopen the week of Feb. 9 as a student-run operation.

College of DuPage to pay taxes on restaurant meals, school officials say

June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m.

The College of DuPage has agreed to pay the federal government thousands of dollars after the Internal Revenue Service identified nearly 100 instances in one year in which administrators wrongly...

The Alma Mater statue at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

University of Illinois trustees freeze tuition

May 22, 2019 at 9:16 p.m.

The University of Illinois board of trustees approved a tuition freeze for new in-state undergraduates Thursday, ensuring for the second straight year that base tuition rates will remain the same...

University of Illinois plans tuition freeze — again

June 11, 2018 at 7:55 a.m.

For the second year in a row, University of Illinois is poised to freeze tuition for new in-state undergraduates next academic year, a decision aimed at attracting students who have...

By March, Chicago State will not have enough money to meet its $5 million monthly payroll costs, a university spokesman says.

State universities: Illinois budget stalemate causing damage ‘beyond repair’

May 25, 2019 at 1:25 p.m.

With no money from the state in nearly seven months and its financial reserves almost depleted, Chicago State University says it will be unable to pay its employees come March...

Three board members did not attend the College of DuPage board meeting on Dec. 17, meaning there was no quorum to conduct official business.

Prosecutors look into potential action against COD board

June 14, 2024 at 6:45 p.m.

With the College of DuPage's board of trustees in a stalemate, State's Attorney Robert Berlin's office said Friday that prosecutors were researching whether they could go to court to force...

Trustee Deanne Mazzochi states that she will vote yes to fire President Robert Breuder at the College of DuPage Board of Trustees Special Board Meeting in October. On Thursday, Mazzochi accused Trustee Dianne McGuire and her allies of breaking the public's trust by boycotting a third meeting.

College of DuPage trustees continue boycott, third meeting quashed

June 14, 2024 at 6:45 p.m.

Three College of DuPage trustees continued their boycott Thursday, preventing the board from obtaining a quorum for the third time and stopping a vote on whether to release records sought...

College of DuPage President Robert Breuder attends a special board meeting at the Glen Ellyn campus Jan. 28, 2015.

Prosecutors seek documents from College of DuPage on Breuder’s contract

June 14, 2024 at 6:45 p.m.

DuPage County prosecutors have asked the College of DuPage to turn over records that could shed light on a contract extension given to former President Robert Breuder shortly before he...

The College of DuPage campus in Glen Ellyn.

College of DuPage pays former TV reporter for president search forums

June 14, 2024 at 6:46 p.m.

The College of DuPage paid a former TV journalist $2,500 — about $30 per minute — to moderate two recent public forums held to gather input on the school's next...

College of DuPage Trustee Dianne McGuire, photographed Oct. 20, 2015, failed to show up for a meeting for the second month in a row. McGuire continued her boycott after saying vice chairman Dianne Mazzochi and her two trustee allies were "playing dirty political games."

College of DuPage trustees fail to cast votes as boycott continues

June 14, 2024 at 6:46 p.m.

Dysfunction on the College of DuPage board intensified Thursday night when three trustees failed to show up for a meeting for the second month in a row, meaning there was...

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