Donors’ kids get free ride at school
In a friendship that spans decades, state Sen. Louis Viverito, D-Burbank, and Ettore "Hector" Cesario serve together on the Stickney Township Board, attend the same church and live on the...
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University of Illinois President B. Joseph White resigns
As pressure mounted during the summer from an all-consuming admissions scandal, University of Illinois President B. Joseph White carried in his pocket a motivational card reminding him to "Keep Calm...
Admissions scandal sinks U. of I. leader
As pressure mounted during the summer from an all-consuming admissions scandal, University of Illinois President B. Joseph White carried in his pocket a motivational card reminding him to "Keep Calm...
University of Illinois: Admissions officers getting back to normal
-- In the center of the cubicles that make up the University of Illinois admissions office are 15 long filing cabinets labeled bluntly with this sign: "FRESHMEN DOMESTIC DENIALS." By...
University of Illinois faculty and student leaders on Monday urged replacing top administrators
University of Illinois faculty and student leaders on Monday urged that the campus' top administrators be replaced in the wake of a far-reaching admissions scandal. The Senate's 98-55 vote, following...
Last 2 trustees threatened
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton threatened Monday to push legislation ridding the University of Illinois of the last two holdout trustees, as faculty leaders delayed voting on its response to...
2 U. of I. trustees still ignore Quinn’s call for resignations
A face-to-face meeting Friday did not defuse a political standoff between Gov. Pat Quinn and two University of Illinois trustees who refuse to resign, setting the stage for their dismissal...
Batteries, pens — bring your own
Rainy Kaplan ran her fingers over rows of brightly colored school supplies, stopping at a bulletin-board border that caught her eyes. Red habanero, green jalapeno and yellow banana peppers dotted...
University of Illinois: 4 more trustees offer to quit
Four University of Illinois trustees offered their resignations Tuesday, bowing to the wishes of a governor who has vowed to overhaul the board following an admissions scandal that has jolted...
Unraveling the clout
During the last eight weeks, a state panel created to unravel the University of Illinois' admissions scandal heard nearly 40 hours of testimony from three dozen people and scoured more...