More women go to Illinois State University than men a lot more. The same is true of Bradley University and Heartland Community College. It's part of a nationwide trend that began in the 1980s and has grown since then.
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Normal Mayor Chris Koos says a potential campus area grocery store may require both the university and town to help it succeed. And he said Tuesday that a lot more work needs to be done before such a project is ready to move forward.
A bill moving through the state legislature to make the tax base larger for the Central Illinois Regional Airport also would increase the maximum tax rate that could support the facility. It has passed the Senate and cleared a House committee.
Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington has encouraging enrollment data for the fall. IWU President Georgia Nugent said projections from deposits so far suggest IWU is on pace for 500 new first-year students.