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This is kind of a good news/bad news scenario, depending on whether you're an attending student or a parent who's paying your kid's tuition at the U of I. Those parents hoping for more studying than partying out of their child are probably smiling, while the would-be party animals are not.

I remember when my peers and I were discussing where we would like to go to college, and what we were looking for in a college experience. No surprise, for many of us the party atmosphere was just as (if not more so) important as the institution's academic reputation. Guess what? In the 35 years since then, things haven't gotten much different.

You've probably noticed over the last few years that Illinois rarely makes a good showing in lists of "The Best _______ in America," but we do rank highly in many of the lists that a state would prefer not to. However, when it comes to colleges and universities, Forbes magazine says we're doing really well here in the Land of Lincoln.

Greg Bishop -- Illinois Radio Network The state not paying out on MAP grants as they have in the past could have long term impacts on the state’s workforce. That’s according to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Lynne Baker, Managing Director of communications at the ISAC says a recent volunteer survey of the state’s community colleges -- both private, public -- that have used tax funded

In the March edition of ‘Ask the Mayor,’ Larry Morrissey and host Michael Koolidge discussed the expansion of Uber service to the Rockford area and what it might mean for residents. The Mayor said one avenue the city is exploring is talking to Uber about partnering with local colleges to provide transportation for students when certain classes are meeting off-campus and public transportation might

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois' public colleges are going smoke-free — indoors and out — starting next summer. Gov. Pat Quinn says he's signed a law that bans indoor and outdoor smoking at all state-supported colleges and universities. The bill makes exceptions for smoking inside privately owned vehicles traveling through campus and some activities under the federal American Indian Religious Freedom Act.

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network A new study says Illinois has been losing some of its best students to colleges in other states—and once they leave, they aren’t likely to return. The Illinois Education Research Council at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville looked at two groups of college graduates from between 2006 and 2010: those who went to out-of-state schools, and those who remai