/tags/university-of-illinois University of Illinois en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 23 Dec 2024 01:32:42 GMT /sports/2024-12-22/photos-illinois-beats-mizzou-braggin-rights-st-louis-missouri The teams traded blows until the last minute — and the Illinois Fighting Illini emerged victorious, 80-77, over the Missouri Tigers. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 01:32:42 GMT /sports/2024-12-22/photos-illinois-beats-mizzou-braggin-rights-st-louis-missouri Brian Munoz /law-order/2024-11-26/metro-east-football-legend-business-partners-indicted-federal-wire-fraud-charges Dana Howard, a state champion at East St. Louis High School and an All-American linebacker at the University of Illinois before being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and playing for the St. Louis Rams, was named in the indictment along with two others. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-11-26/metro-east-football-legend-business-partners-indicted-federal-wire-fraud-charges Carolyn P. Smith /2024-07-22/soil-samples-archive-century-old Soil science is a relatively new field and becoming more critical in the work to keep soil healthy and productive. The discovery of century-old soil samples at a land-grant university could offer big clues into how soil has changed over time. (This story first published July 22, 2024.) Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-07-22/soil-samples-archive-century-old Jim Meadows /education/2024-01-04/illinois-university-unions-look-to-state-for-help At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, negotiations are ongoing between campus leadership and the labor union that represents the university's clerical workers. A recent report found Illinois' public university employees were paid 21% less than state agency workers in similar jobs. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-01-04/illinois-university-unions-look-to-state-for-help Andrew Adams /economy-business/2024-01-03/agricultural-trade-deficit-could-reach-record-highs-in-2023-is-there-cause-for-concern Through November 2023, the United States has imported $20 billion more in agricultural products than it exported — putting the sector on pace to run a record deficit. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-01-03/agricultural-trade-deficit-could-reach-record-highs-in-2023-is-there-cause-for-concern Will Bauer /economy-business/2023-09-04/surge-in-organization-efforts-has-illinois-labor-leaders-optimistic-for-the-future There were 72 successful petitions to organize labor unions in Illinois last year, which represent 9,600 new unionized workers — the highest single-year numbers at any point in the last decade. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-09-04/surge-in-organization-efforts-has-illinois-labor-leaders-optimistic-for-the-future Peter Hancock /health-science-environment/2022-10-05/missouri-illinois-geospatial-researchers-to-work-together-on-supercomputer A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the project, a collaboration among eight partner institutions in Missouri and Illinois. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 10:15:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-10-05/missouri-illinois-geospatial-researchers-to-work-together-on-supercomputer Sarah Fentem /economy-business/2022-02-11/midwest-farmers-are-struggling-with-higher-fertilizer-prices The fertilizer applied to corn, soybean and hay fields costs up to twice as much as a year ago, and that's creating uncertainty as farmers approach planting season. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:55:20 GMT /economy-business/2022-02-11/midwest-farmers-are-struggling-with-higher-fertilizer-prices Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2022-01-07/prairie-state-must-cut-carbon-emissions-to-avoid-closure-the-u-of-i-has-a-plan-to-help The Metro East coal-fired power plant must cut emissions 45% by 2035 and eliminate them completely by 2045 if it wants to remain open. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 17:46:05 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-01-07/prairie-state-must-cut-carbon-emissions-to-avoid-closure-the-u-of-i-has-a-plan-to-help Kelsey Landis /economy-business/2021-11-16/a-giant-investment-firm-paid-a-university-to-study-one-of-its-biggest-assets-farmland TIAA-CREF invests heavily in farmland, so it paid a university to research it. Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:36:00 GMT /economy-business/2021-11-16/a-giant-investment-firm-paid-a-university-to-study-one-of-its-biggest-assets-farmland Dana Cronin | Harvest Public Media; Johnathan Hettinger | Investigate Midwest