Oakton Community College is cutting costs and raising tuition amid the Illinois budget impasse despite the emergency higher education appropriations signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner on April 25.
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Community leaders discussed the impacts of the state budget impasse on public services, higher education and the state economy, during a panel hosted by state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) on Tuesday night....
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bipartisan state Senate bill into law Monday that will allocate $600 million in short-term funding to public state universities, colleges and Monetary Award Program grant recipients....
Illinois Budget Crisis
Evanston residents and community activists shared personal difficulties amid the state budget impasse — from the overcrowding of health service centers to withholding of...
In the aftermath of President Barack Obama’s announcement to make community college free, critics are assessing the quality and feasibility of the proposal, including the president of Oakton Community...
