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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on Wednesday warned the student body that irresponsible behavior has caused a number of COVID-19 cases within the undergraduate student body and is running the risk of jeopardizing in-person learning.
The test isn't proprietary, so other institutions can replicate. And they've been eager to do just that.
"This type of scalable product would allow us to mass, deploy testing, and better track and contain the spread of COVID-19."
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus will reopen next week. But for students with physical disabilities, the future of their semester is unclear.
The Big Ten was the last of the Power Five conferences to announce its schedule as college football navigates how to play games amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"There's no 100% guarantee, though. So yes, the guidelines do make me feel maybe a little better, but not great."
Chancellor Robert Jones announced "mandatory twice weekly testing will be required for all faculty, staff or students who participate in any on-campus activities."
Former University of Illinois basketball coach Lou Henson has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 88.
Judge Jason Bohm wrote what happened to Yingying Zhang was unconscionable. However, counselors Thomas Miebach and Jennifer Maupin didn't cause or contribute to her death.
Students who don't or can't return to campus will be able to take all of their classes online.
Colleges are debating how they can safely house students in the middle of a pandemic.
It wasn't the graduation day many college seniors dreamed of, but on Saturday, millions of students across the country were brought together in a much different way.
The University of Illinois Men's Golf Team was shooting for their 11th Big Ten Championship in the last 12 years, but then the season abruptly ended because of the coronavirus.
Corbin has been in Florida training since the end of last season, but is back in Maryland with his family for the draft.
Students from Illinois will have priority in accessing the Students FIRST: COVID-19 Emergency Fund, which will be used to cover the 1% tuition increase at the Springfield campus and the 1.8% increase at the Chicago and Urbana/Champaign campuses.
The Fulbright scholar is using her University of Illinois business degree to help "Feed the Frontline" in the fight against in COVID-19.
Senior Daniele Klebern said she felt 'dejected' when the University of Illinois announced the decision to cancel May graduation.
The University of Illinois has canceled May graduation at its three campuses in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This comes as schools and universities all over the Chicago area take safety measures.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced Thursday that all university-sponsored spring break trips for students that involve air travel – including those that just involve domestic travel – have been called off amid fears of coronavirus.
On Sunday, Ayo Dosunmu added another chapter, scoring a game-high 17 points, including a key 3-pointer down the stretch, to lead Illinois over Indiana.
Three local women studying abroad are living in fear of the coronavirus.
Ayo Dosunmu felt well enough during warm-ups to return to lineup. That was enough for Illinois against No. 9 Penn State.
Chicago police are looking for a 14-year-old boy last seen on Friday near Midway International Airport.
Chicago police said a man was shot and killed as he left a restaurant in Greater Grand Crossing late Sunday night.
Elmwood Park police are investigating a head-on crash involving one of their marked squad cars on Chicago's West Side overnight.
Iran says it will attack vessels that take up President Trump's offer for the U.S. military to guide them through the Strait of Hormuz.
Gas prices in Chicago have risen above $6 a gallon for regular in some neighborhoods, while Illinois is nearly 50 cents above the national average cost for fuel.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
Elmwood Park, Center Cass, Oak Lawn Hometown, and Atwood Heights are among the Illinois districts being investigated by the Justice Department over classroom instruction on gender and sexuality.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
Chicago gas prices have soared past $6 a gallon for regular in some parts of the city, while the average cost of gas in Illinois nearly 50 cents above the national average.
Warm and windy with storms developing later in the day Monday. Highs near 80.
Chicago police are looking for a 14-year-old boy last seen on Friday near Midway International Airport.
A body found near Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling has prompted a death investigation. Early results indicate he may have been killed in a crash.
Chicago police said a man was shot and killed as he left a restaurant in Greater Grand Crossing late Sunday night.
In some parts of Chicago, you'll pay over $6 for a gallon of regular gas. Illinois is nearly 50 cents above the national average cost for fuel.
Chicago police are looking for a 14-year-old boy last seen on Friday near Midway International Airport.
Chicago police said a man was shot and killed as he left a restaurant in Greater Grand Crossing late Sunday night.
Elmwood Park police are investigating a head-on crash involving one of their marked squad cars on Chicago's West Side overnight.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
More than four months after a Chicago woman battling ALS was told she couldn't get a disabled parking placard in front of her home, the sign is up and her life is about to change.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois, according to a new report from the Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
Chicago's Derek Hill hit a two-run shot that tied it at 3 in the seventh.
At 22-12, the Cubs are a season-high 10 games over .500.
The White Sox broke through against Michael King (3-2) in the sixth and then chased the Padres' top starter in the seventh.
The Cubs had not won 10 in a row at home since they had 14 straight victories at Wrigley from May 18-June 22, 2008.
Munetaka Murakami hit his majors-leading 13th homer of the season to highlight a six-run second inning, Colson Montgomery added his ninth home run, and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Diego Padres 8-2 for their fourth straight win.
Chief Geoff Guttschow, who has an autistic child who drives, says the Blue Envelope Program gives officers a tool to recognize when a driver may need additional communication support.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
