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Bloomington Pantagraph: Universities struggle with enrollment as students leave state
The pace at which Illinois high school graduates are leaving the state to attend college is accelerating at the same time most public universities are struggling to maintain enrollment — and that has state higher education officials worried.
“It’s deeply troubling and I choose those words carefully,” said Al Bowman, executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education and former president of Illinois State University.
Decatur Herald & Review: 10 Decatur groups face city funding crunch
Ten local organizations that receive financial support from the city of Decatur each year got letters from city staff requesting their financial statements and a warning that a review of city spending is underway.
The organizations received a similar notice in November before the city council approved a $3.2 million deficit budget.