Northeastern Illinois University

1,065 Illinoisans laid off in August, with 276 at Diverse Facility Solutions

By Patrick Andriesen, Jon Josko

09/10/2025

Illinois companies announced 1,065 mass layoffs in August. Minority-owned Diverse Facility Solutions, headquartered in Alsip, Illinois, and two other janitorial services companies accounted for nearly half of the jobs lost.

Illinois colleges receive credit rating upgrade, but structural problems remain

By Robert Brutvan

07/26/2017

Many reforms are still needed in Illinois higher education system despite credit rating affirmations and upgrades to seven Illinois universities.

TAGS: budget, credit rating, education, higher education

Moody’s downgrades 7 Illinois universities, 5 are junk

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

06/13/2017

Illinois universities have hiked tuition and relied on state subsidies to pay for exorbitant administrative salaries — and now credit rating agencies are punishing them for that destructive behavior.

TAGS: budget, credit rating, CSU: Chicago State University, EIU: Eastern Illinois University, higher education, Illinois Board of Higher Education, Moody's Investor Service, NIU: Northeastern Illinois University, University of Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, WIU: Western Illinois University

Illinois on track to become first ‘junk’-rated state in nation

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

04/28/2017

Credit rating agencies have warned Illinois’ credit could slide into junk territory if the legislative session ends in May without a budget deal to get the state’s finances back on track.

TAGS: Chicago, COGFA: Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, credit rating, Moody's Investor Service, pensions, Standard & Poor's

Illinois universities charge high price for perverse priorities

By Austin Berg

03/16/2017

More than 50 percent of the state’s $4.1 billion budget for public universities is spent on retirement costs alone.

TAGS: higher education, pensions, SURS: State Universities Retirement System

Short-term state funding won’t fix Illinois’ systemic higher-education crisis

By John Klingner

04/27/2016

Illinois’ public colleges and universities used to be affordable, but schools have increased tuition from 74-112 percent over the last decade to help pay for administrative hiring sprees and skyrocketing pensions.

TAGS: higher education, pensions, SURS: State Universities Retirement System

Pensions vs. higher education

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

02/04/2016

Skyrocketing pensions, bloated administrations are pricing students out of college degrees

The NEIU land grab and a bill to stop it

By Bryant Jackson-Green

03/18/2015

Just because a public entity wants land doesn’t mean it should be able to take it for any reason.

TAGS: Bryn Mawr Avenue, eminent domain, Kelo v. City of New London, NEIU, NIU: Northeastern Illinois University, no cronies, property rights, Robyn Gabel

Bold school: Northeastern Illinois University moves to seize private property in North Park

By Bryant Jackson-Green

09/15/2014

Northeastern Illinois University, or NEIU, has moved to seize land from businesses and families in the Chicago neighborhood of North Park as part of its bid to construct new student dormitories – even though the university already owns plenty of land it could use without seizing anything. NEIU has filed a lawsuit to forcibly acquire...

TAGS: eminent domain, NIU: Northeastern Illinois University

Auditor’s report reveals disturbing accounting trends in Illinois public university system

By Brian Costin

03/31/2013

the overall trend indicates that The Illinois public university system is getting worse in complying with state and federal laws, leaving the system vulnerable to future cases of public corruption.

TAGS: corruption

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Northeastern Illinois University

1,065 Illinoisans laid off in August, with 276 at Diverse Facility Solutions

Illinois colleges receive credit rating upgrade, but structural problems remain

Moody’s downgrades 7 Illinois universities, 5 are junk

Illinois on track to become first ‘junk’-rated state in nation

Illinois universities charge high price for perverse priorities

Short-term state funding won’t fix Illinois’ systemic higher-education crisis

Pensions vs. higher education

The NEIU land grab and a bill to stop it

Bold school: Northeastern Illinois University moves to seize private property in North Park

Auditor’s report reveals disturbing accounting trends in Illinois public university system

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students