Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon field trips teach students how wetlands function and how various species’ survival depends on this environment.

Lauren Gleason, volunteer coordinator, Illinois State Historic Sites; and Jenn Edginton, interim director, Illinois State Museum joined Community Voices to provide more information about the Illinois History Day experience for students and volunteers. Judges and other volunteers to facilitate the event are still needed.

Most recently an assistant at Marquette, Graham Shaw will take over the Prairie Stars.

Union leaders for faculty and service workers say more money for salaries and maintenance are needed.

Fontbonne University will close, citing enrollment decline. Other universities are facing similar challenges and working to adapt as fewer students choose higher education.

According to a statement from the university, the board reached a consensus to pursue Tarhule as its next permanent president after a presidential search committee led on-campus interviews with four finalists that emerged from a nationwide search.

The body was formed by the General Assembly in 2021 to consider a new funding formula.

In 2017, Illinois changed how it funded K-12 education. Now, the Illinois Commission on Equitable Public University Funding has released its recommendations on how the state could shift how it funds public universities too. WNIJ's Peter Medlin spoke with commission member & Advance Illinois president Robin Steans about what that would mean for students.

The Board of Trustees is expected to approve the new deal at the March meeting.

Eureka College is getting a radio station. The Federal Communications Commission has approved a construction permit for the station that will broadcast at 103.1 FM.