Another negotiating session is planned prior to the strike date.

A plan to create more equity among campuses is running into opposition from the state's flagship university.

Legislation would create a need-based formula for universities similar to one used for K-12 schools

Weaver served as head of the state's largest teacher's union from 1981-1987.

Questions raised about whether district acted quickly enough in light of a 2009 suspension, more recent tips of misconduct

Lyndsay Prather, 43, of New Berlin has been under investigation for nearly a year.

Bargaining on a new contract started last summer.

Named after the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, the act aims to increase youth voter registration

The newly elected head of the state's largest union lives in Bloomington. Illinois Education Association members chose Karl Goeke who had been serving as interim president following the death of IEA president Al Llorens in September.

The Western Illinois University administration will borrow $2 million from the WIU Foundation on April 1.