Today is May 31. Last day of the spring session of the General Assembly. Will this be the year that we finally get a state budget ???? It's not looking very promising at this time. The headline in this morning's paper is: Hopes Dim for Budget Deal As End of Spring Session Nears. In today's Phil Luci...

Looking at our publicly listed peer institutions, one could ask- " why in the world are we trying to be a DI school in athletics with all of that expense"? With the closing of St Joseph College (Rensselear, IN), a spot will be open in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). Universities...

The president of Northeastern Illinois University has announced today that there will be 180 layoffs. Northeastern will be eliminating at least 50 Administrative and Professional positions and approximately 130 Civil Service positions, which account for about 25 percent of each of these employee gro...

The Oral Roberts baseball team learned it will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the 2017 NCAA Regional June 2-5 as announced by the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Selection Show on ESPN2 Monday. The Summit League Champion Golden Eagles (42-14) enter the regional as the No. 4 seed and face...

The State Universities would finally get funding under the Senate's budget. The end of the budget stalemate awaits House passage and the governor’s signature. http://www.illinoissenatedemocrats.com/images/stories/2017/universities.jpg After two years of crisis management because of the lack of state...

Back in the 2014 campaign, Bruce Rauner said: “We used to be among the best states in the country for our education, and we’re deteriorating.” He also called for Illinois to “invest aggressively” in state universities. Well, where is that "investment" ????? Without a state budget, enrollme...

leatherneckcountry wrote: ↑Sun May 28, 2017 9:57 pmNot sure WIU is a better gig than QU is at this time.

Quincy University is playing in the NCAA Division 2 Baseball Championship Tournament this week.

Our Sorry State:

The House adjourned for the day at 5:28 PM. Nothing new to report.

The House returns in session today (Sunday) at 2PM.