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What happens when universities see enrollment plunge year after year? For many Illinois schools, they focus on how to hold on to the students already...
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Illinois colleges and universities have been under pressure for years from smaller graduating classes, out-of-state competition and changing...
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Tammy Yates was excited to come to Macomb seven years ago. Yates and her partner Chad Hunziker opened Chubby's, a restaurant on West Adams Street, just a…
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The head of Western Illinois University said plans are already in the works to attract more students, though it might take a couple years to turn around…
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Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs visited Macomb this week. He was the featured speaker at a dinner hosted by the McDonough County Democratic Central…
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A few years ago, when he was going to Yorkville High School, Matt Pitstick saw college recruiters roaming his school who surprised him and made his…
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Doug Freed will lead Western Illinois University's efforts to attract more students. Freed is WIU's new Director of Undergraduate Admissions and…
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According to figures collected and released by Western Illinois University, student enrollment dropped again this spring. Enrollment at the Macomb campus…
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Illinois’ public universities have finished tallying up their student bodies for the new school year, and once again it’s a mix of winners and losers.
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The University of Illinois Springfield is the latest state school to see an enrollment decline, part a recent trend for the campus.