The Charleston City Council will vote on appropriating a total of $310,000 in Motor Fuel Tax funds for street and highway maintenance Tuesday evening at City Hall. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Two...
President Donald Trump’s administration said Saturday it intends to end foreign assistance programs for Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
On the surface, that move does not seem to imply more than...
Loren Dickson, Entertainment Reporter
• April 25, 2017
In 1975, the state of Illinois paid roughly 82% of the cost for students to attend college. Over four decades later, Illinois now pays roughly 38% of that cost.
Billy Hung, media coordinator of Eastern’s...
The Charleston City Council approved funding in multiple areas to help Eastern in its expenses in athletic events.
The council authorized Expenditure of Tourism Funds for the Department of Kinesiology...
Loren Dickson, Entertainment Reporter
• April 11, 2017
To raise broader awareness of the statewide budget impasse, Eastern’s chapter of University Professionals of Illinois (UPI) is sponsoring a student social media campaign competition called “Education...
The Council on University Planning and Budget heard about the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union’s budget and cost-savings plans at its meeting Friday.
Cathy Engelkes, deputy director of the...
Samuel Nusbaum, Administration Reporter
• December 5, 2016
Faculty Senate will be hearing a resolution about a proposal put forward by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to get their own funding and leave the rest of the states’ universities...
The $5.6 million Eastern is set to receive from the Illinois Board of Higher Education will be used to manage the university’s funds and for other operational expenses.
According to the Chicago Tribune,...
