Illinois College Enrollment Dips Among Biggest in Region

ICPR’s news update on university enrollment rates was mentioned in this article via The State Journal-Register “Small and medium-sized public universities hurt by the state’s historic budget standoff saw the biggest enrollment declines this year compared with similar-sized schools in…

Illinois College Enrollment Dips Among Biggest in Region

ICPR’s news update on university enrollment rates was mentioned in this article via The San Francisco Chronicle “SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Small and medium-sized public universities hurt by the state’s historic budget standoff saw the biggest enrollment declines this year compared…

THE WATCHDOGS: CPS Lawyer Oversaw Work Done by His Former Firm

ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via Chicago Sun-Times “The top attorney for the Chicago Public Schools supervised work done for CPS by a law firm that’s still making $200,000-a-year severance payments to him, email records obtained…

Records: Lake County Circuit Clerk Spent $32,000 on Food and Travel

ICPR Executive Director Sarah Brune was quoted in this article via The Chicago Tribune “Lake County Circuit Clerk Keith Brin has spent at least $32,000 on food and trips across the country since taking office in December 2012, including a…

State Schools See Bigger Enrollment Drops than Neighbors Amid Impasse

ICPR’s news update on university enrollment rates was mentioned in this article via NWI Times “SPRINGFIELD — After going nearly a year without receiving any state funding, Illinois’ small and midsize public universities saw enrollment declines this fall that were…

Forum to Discuss New Illinois Voting Trends

Group Urges Illinoisans to Pressure Candidates for Redistricting Reform

ICPR is mentioned in this article via The Quad-City Times “SPRINGFIELD — The group behind a proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution that would have changed the way legislative districts are drawn sent an email message to supporters Wednesday urging…

Judge Strikes Down Same-Day Voter Registration at Polling Places in Illinois

ICPR is mentioned in this article via The Daily Northwestern “Illinois residents will not be able to register at polling precincts the same day they vote this fall, after a federal judge struck down a state law facilitating same-day voter…

Mitchell: Chicago State University Needs to Clean Up its Act

ICPR’s news update was mentioned in this article via Chicago Sun-Times “The South Side public university started out as a place where students, especially those from working-class and low-income backgrounds, could get a quality education while holding down a job…

GOP Incumbent State Representative Spends Big to Keep Seat

Illinois Sunshine was mentioned in this article via Daily Herald “A 20-year Republican state representative is spending big to retain his seat against a Democratic anti-O’Hare noise activist in what has quickly become the most expensive race for General Assembly…