Julie Wurth
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The roaring '20s: Five issues facing the UI in the next five years
It’s a new decade at the University of Illinois, but some familiar topics remain high on the agenda. → Read More
UI officer accused of misconduct pleads not guilty
Charged with seven counts of official misconduct for allegedly using a police data system to find information about women, Jerald Sandage due back in court Jan. 16. → Read More
Construction on UI campus has those looking for parking in a tough spot
To put it bluntly, 'there is none,' said Stacey DeLorenzo, transportation coordinator for the University of Illinois Facilities and Services. 'Welcome to the world for the next two years.' → Read More
UI police investigating residence hall sexual assault
It’s the second campus safety alert issued this fall about a sexual assault. → Read More
Centennial senior’s goal: ‘Help everyone’
Meet Noni Crawford, a difference-making teen from Champaign → Read More
Parkland's Child Development Center offering care for infants, toddlers
The center, which opened in the mid-1990s, is also raising its daily fees slightly. → Read More
Interim director of DPI heading to Carnegie Mellon
CHICAGO — The interim director of the University of Illinois system’s new Discovery Partners Institute is leaving in January to take a job at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. → Read More
Last call at Kam's: Oct. 20
The popular Campustown bar will close its doors for good then, owner Scott Cochrane said Wednesday. → Read More
UI drops a couple notches to No. 46 in U.S. News & World Report rankings
UI officials track the rankings but say year-to-year incremental changes don’t mean much. → Read More
With school set to start, drivers reminded to watch out for roadwork
A record number of public and private construction projects are underway on and off campus as classes resume. → Read More
Service for Yingying Zhang rescheduled for Friday
The service, designed to offer comfort to those grieving Ms. Zhang’s death, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church, 1602 S. Prospect Ave., Savoy, according to → Read More
UI creating Yingying Zhang memorial fund
CHAMPAIGN — The University of Illinois is establishing a memorial fund in honor of the late Yingying Zhang. → Read More
UI withdrew its financial aid from 4 students suspected to be involved in guardianship 'scam'
A financial-aid administrator at Loyola said well-to-do students from suburban Chicago have tried for at least three years to use the loophole to qualify for aid intended for needy students. → Read More
UI faculty question pay raise amounts
'We’d love to offer more than 2 percent. But it’s the parameters that we have.' → Read More
New Willard executive director chosen
SAVOY — Willard Airport has a new executive director, and it's a familiar face.Tim Bannon, the airport's assistant director of operations and maintenance for the past 16 months, will replace former Executive Director Gene Cossey, who left in February for a similar job in Tennessee. Bannon has been interim executive director since then. → Read More
UI phasing out on-campus MBA programs
CHAMPAIGN — The University of Illinois Gies College of Business is phasing out its on-campus MBA programs and will direct future students to its growing online iMBA and other specialized master's programs. → Read More
UI trustees set to vote on naming another engineering building after donor
SPRINGFIELD — A noted University of Illinois engineering alumnus who funded a major addition to the aging Mechanical Engineering Building has expanded his gift and will now see that building carry his name. → Read More
UI professor admits sharing photos, denies 'sexual favors' allegations
Joseph Petry, who is under investigation by the UI, admitted he used poor judgment by having 'communications of a social nature' online with a former student, but he insists it was consensual and he did not violate any UI policies. → Read More
UI Greek houses make 'most endangered' list
Follow us on Instagram hereCentury-old fraternity and sorority houses at the University of Illinois, home to one of the largest concentrations of Greek life in the country, are an endangered species, a statewide preservation group says. → Read More
UI chancellor says he's satisfied with results of Underwood investigation
In his first comments about the investigation since it became public earlier this month, Robert Jones told members of the Academic Senate that the monthlong investigation in September 2018 was thorough, and he saw no need for outside review. → Read More