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University of Illinois
2:00 pm
Thu March 22, 2012

University of Illinois president Michael Hogan resigns

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University of Illinois president Michael Hogan has tendered his resignation.

This story will be updated. Information from Amanda Vinicky at Illinois Public Radio was used in this report.

For the second time in three years, the University of Illinois is looking for a new president.

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Weber fired
1:55 pm
Fri March 9, 2012

Illini basketball coach fired

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The University of Illinois has fired head men's basketball coach Bruce Weber after a 17-15 season that included a 2-12 finish. Weber is shown here on Dec. 22, 2011 during the annual Braggin' Rights game against the University of Missouri.

Updated at 4:15 p.m. with comments from Coach Weber.

This story will be updated. Sean Powers from WILL contributed to this report.

The University of Illinois has fired head basketball coach Bruce Weber, following a 17-15 season that ended with the Illini losing 12 of their last 14 games.

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U of Ill. tuition increase
4:50 pm
Thu January 19, 2012

Tuition to rise 4.8 percent for incoming U of Ill. freshmen

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Tuition at the University of Illinois campuses, including its flagship, pictured here, will go up 4.8 percent for incoming freshmen.

Reporting by WILL's Sean Powers was used in this story.

The trustees of the University of Illinois system have approved a 4.8 percent tuition hike for incoming freshmen at the system's three campuses.

The vote today means incoming freshmen will pay $532 more a year at the main campus in Champaign-Urbana, $468 more in Chicago, and $420 more in Springfield.

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