That's how much taxpayers had to pay when the University of Illinois pulled the plug on plans for its Discovery Partners Institute research hub at the sprawling 62-acre South Loop site being marketed as The 78.

Fears and frustrations linger among university researchers around the country whose research work is now in limbo as President Donald Trump’s administration aims to cut what it deems as “wasteful” federal spending.

The University of Chicago is partnering with a health care investment firm that has pledged up to $130 million to help turn the school’s research and discoveries into medications more quickly. The university and Deerfield Management are partnering on the initiative,

Simple Mills' $795 acquisition by Flowers Foods is significant for the startup community in Chicago for several important reasons.

A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump's move to freeze all federal grants pending an analysis to root out "wokeness" in federal spending. But confusion reigned Tuesday in Chicago and beyond as leaders braced for serious potential cuts to an array of major programs.

In this lab, you can find students working on projects like a smartwatch incorporating muscle stimulation, an augmented headset that expands our perception, or a device to assist individuals in learning the drums.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Danny Jin warms up on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, before a concert. Jin will be among a small group of players performing Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time in response to this prompt: What does music sound like in a time of crisis?

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted this week to raise the base tuition rate at all three campuses. The rate hike takes effect in the Fall 2025 semester. The University of Illinois Springfield will charge 2% more. Both the Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses will see tuition go up 2.2%.

Preston was shot and killed coming up on two years ago — a week before she had been set to receive her master's degree in jurisprudence from the Loyola University School of Law.

Chicago’s migrant families prepare for Donald Trump promising the largest deportation operation in U.S. history, starting in Chicago.

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