Rich Egger
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Western Illinois University President Guiyou Huang talked about financial sustainability and recruitment & retention during the annual University Assembly.
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The state’s high court ruled last month that the SAFE-T Act strikes a balance between the rights of people accused of crimes and the rights of crime victims.
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The woman who invented the game that eventually became Monopoly was born in Macomb. The community plans to honor her and celebrate that connection by developing the world’s largest Monopoly board on its courthouse square.
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EnvironmentThe company offered the county $600,000 a year for 30 years in exchange for cooperation on the pipeline.
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CommunityThe national competition included 12 categories and drew contestants from 14 states.
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The centers will be in Beardstown and Springfield, and there are plans to open centers in Monmouth and Peoria too.
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WIU faculty members said they gave back 2% three years ago in addition to increasing their workloads. So they said the forthcoming 2% rise in their salaries is a pay restoration, not a pay raise.
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CommunityUnforgettable Forgottonia bought a 1939 edition of The Landlord’s Game early this year for a bit more than $1,000.
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Western Illinois University has one of the lowest tuition rates among the state’s public universities. Trustees wonder if WIU could still attract and retain students if its tuition rate was in the middle of the pack.
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Western Illinois University began offering classes in the Quad Cities in the late 1960s. After years of hosting classes in various locations, the...